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CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. 

SERVICES FOR THE CHURCH: 



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ORDER OF VESPERS, AND HYMNS. 



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NEW YORK: v-™— 



JAMES MILLER, 522 BROADWAY. 

BOSTON: WALKEK, WISE & CO. 

1862. 






Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, 

By JAMES MILLER, 

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern 
District of New York. 



Kennie, Shea & Lindsay, 

STEREOTYPERS ANT> ELECTROTYP ERS, 

SI, S3 & 35 Centre-street, 

NEW YORK. 

C. A. ALVORD, 
Printer, 
15 Vandewater-street, New York 




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PREFACE. 



Tnis volume is prepared to meet an actual want in our churches 
here, and in the hope of its being of some use elsewhere. We needed 
a new collection of chants and anthems for our usual worship, and also 
a sufficient manual for our new evening service or Vespers. In few 
words the plan of the book may be stated. 

In the first place, we have sought to give a regular morning and 
evening service which shall duly combine freedom and order, or the 
variety which is the spice with the constancy which is the bread of 
life, and save us at once from the monotony of a wholly set ritual, 
and the distraction of a wholly variable choice. Thus in the morn- 
ing service, the two chants that may be sung severally at the opening 
and after prayer vary every Sunday in the month, and may moreover 
jive place each to a versified hymn immediately following, so as to 
allow the same order to return once a month ; or by using the hymns 
also, so as to allow the same order to return once in two months. 
Thus the service has a certain spontaneity and method combined, and 
the pieces may be sung without being announced or read, and at the 
same time they may be at once found in the book. There is ample 
room left for free choice in the remainder of the service, and the 
pieces to be sung therein may be selected at pleasure. 

In the second place, we have given an extended and careful order 
of service for Vespers on very much the same plan, and have added a 
full selection of psalms for responsive reading, and of hymns especially 
adapted to this service. The idea of course is not new, for Vespers are 
as old as the Christian Church, if not older, and all of the great churches 
of Christendom, Eome at the head, have their vesper ritual. Our 
order is wholly Protestant, and in fact in some respects more bold and 
progressive than any other of our services; yet it retains much of the 
severe beauty of the ancient rule, and will be found to wake echoes 
between the old and new ages. Our esteemed brother, Eev. Samuel 
Longfellow, formerly of Brooklyn, has been the pioneer in this move- 
ment, and we can recognize his labors without sacrificing our own 
judgment. The service here given will be found to afford opportunity 
for the highest art of music, and at the same time to be within the 
reach of the simplest congregational worship. In fact, the musical 
portion is so full and varied as to be capable of being sung by any 



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tolerable choir, and may moreover more easily dispense with a choir, 
and be wholly congregational, than the usual order. The responsive 
psalms are printed in a new way, so as to be easily used ; and this is 
the first time within our knowledge that they have been so arranged 
as to be read by our people according to the original intention, and it 
is evident that this method will soon be universal. These psalms, 
together with the hymns for congregational singing, contribute towards 
a more sympathetic and edifying worship in our churches, and tend to 
do away with the coldness and isolation that are so often complained 
of. Strange it is that principles so large and genial as ours should be 
so commonly set forth inadequately, and the most meagre of rituals 
should attend so rich a faith. ■ 

The Vesper service may admit of the accustomed evening or after- 
noon sermon, although it is more compatible with an extemporaneous 
address or exposition. We believe that it meets a decided and general 
want in our churches, and attracts and impresses many who do not 
care to attend an evening service on the old plan, or to hear two reg- 
ular sermons with much the same accompaniments. The want of 
something like this has led several churches to discontinue the second 
service. It is a very serious and devout mode of worship, and only 
by a monstrous perversion can it be made the occasion of musical vanity 
and operatic artifice. It is in great part scriptural, and calls for con- 
stant and devout attention from the audience. Thus far, wherever 
held, it has won the favor of all classes of hearers, and is ranked 
among the fixed institutions of religion with us as with the ancient 
Church. 

We remark in the third place, that we have not in the least sacrificed 
the natural and cherished order of our usual worship, but have built 
wholly upon that order, beginning with praise to God, and reserving 
the more penitential acts until we have so contemplated his goodness 
as more fitly to see and confess our sins and seek forgiveness and 
peace. The regular services of our congregations who adopt this book 
may continue almost wholly as usual ; and the prayers that are intro- 
duced are to be used at home or at church, as may be in each family 
or congregation appointed. The only portions of the prayers that are 
essential, and not properly to be displaced by extempore prayer, are 
the responsive sentences that are common to all the great historic 
churches, and are as edifying as they are time-hallowed. The more 
extended prayers that are to be used at discretion, as well as the Col- 
lects for the Christian Year, are mainly from the old standards ; and 
were preferred not only from their sacred associations and simple and 
solemn diction, but because our current thought and style, our more 
subjective, personal, and emotional thoughts and feelings, have such 
full movement in the free extempore prayer which we regard as so 
essential to the vitality of worship, and which we can never wholly 



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renounce without surrendering all our usages and convictions. In com- 
mon with our neighbors, especially our Episcopal neighbors, we have 
put our hands somewhat freely into the coffers of the great mother 
church of old ; and have all the less scruples at our course, from the 
fact that we have no exclusiveness to maintain, but on the contrary are 
bound to claim all the gifts of God, and the endowments and achieve- 
ments of our race, as our own and our children's by right. We have 
preferred to respect, as far as practicable, the ancient usages, especially 
where the Scriptures and custom agree, and accordingly we follow 
the ancient Church in the division of the Christian Year, and name 
the closing Sundays as coming after Pentecost or Whitsunday, instead 
of adopting the modern and more dogmatic nomenclature. 

We owe a great deal to the Church of England ; something to its 
original work, but more to the simple and rich diction of its transla- 
tions from the Latin standards ; and in this diction, as in that of the 
Bible, we are all heirs. Our own friends here and in England retain 
much of the Book of Common Prayer, and we are indebted to them 
for a portion of this volume, especially to the Liturgy of King's Chapel, 
Boston, one of our oldest churches. Where doctrinal points are in- 
volved, we have sought uniformly to respect the convictions of our 
people ; yet we have judged for ourselves, and not followed servilely 
all precedents, retaining more or less of the ancient standards, and in 
some cases adding studies from the Bible and ancient manuals of wor- 
ship different from the English models. To Dr. Hedge we are in- 
debted for a valuable oriental litany, and to Rev. James Freeman 
Clarke for some most edifying litanies from the Scriptures, which have 
passed into general use with our brethren, and are contained in five 
or six different manuals. Should some portions of the book, such as 
the Catechism and Service of Confirmation, seem novel to any, they 
will remember that these have been, in substance, used already in some 
of our churches, at home and abroad, and are important in the reli- 
gious nurture of the young. Confirmation gives meaning and force to 
Jnfant Baptism, and is a proper introduction for Communion. Yet it 
is not to be so urged as to trenek at all upon personal conviction, and 
the freest access of every conscientious and devout believer to the 
table of our Lord. 

While preparing this volume for our own people, we have been 
asked to have some thought for others, and we have sought to shun 
all local narrowness and dogmatic prejudice. Our churches in this 
vicinity, so long under the lead of such large and truly catholic minds 
as Drs. Dewey and Bellows, favor a broad policy, and our work is easier 
because the way has been so prepared. We have brought together es- 
sential materials for Christian worship in a form so flexible as to allow 
each congregation to follow its own judgment. Moreover, while the 
volume presents freely many of the time-hallowed treasures of ancient 



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devotion, it acknowledges candidly the riches of the new ages, and 
mingles with the old chants and prayers the free thoughts and stirring 
lyrics which are the peculiar fruit of our Protestant life, and the 
cheering proof that inspiration is a living power and not a dead tradi- 
tion. Here the minister is encouraged to use his mind not only in se- 
lecting the treasures of sacred wisdom, and also in reading his own 
elaborate compositions, but in uttering his own spontaneous convictions 
in extempore speech. Equally free is the method of devotion here 
favored, and we accept fully the three kinds of prayer which Bunsen so 
earnestly urges as the practice of the ancient church — Silent Prayer, 
Free Prayer, and Short Forms, sanctioned by custom, watchwords, as 
it were, either for the minister alone, or for the clergy and people 
jointly. 

In what we have done we have followed the leadings of our own 
education and position, and not set ourselves up as the framers of a 
new liturgy or the founders of a new church. We have preferred to 
keep within our own circle, and not sought to introduce any symbols 
or phrases that would make a battle-ground of our altar of devotion. 
Without being bigots or radicals, we can keep our own accustomed 
place as lovers of the old piety and friends of the new freedom, as be- 
lieving in the Church of the Future, because we believe in the divine 
seed in the Church of the Past and Present. Three names are of 
themselves enough to justify our conviction and hope of the better 
times coming, and to cheer the champions of a brave fellowship and 
a broad faith. Channing, Eobertson, Bunsen ! these men, whom we 
love for what they hoped, as well as for what they did, would not 
despise the intention, if they could not praise the success of a work so 
humble as ours. 

S. O. 

New Yoke, January 21, 1862. F. A. F. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 

Morning Prayer 9 

Evening Prayee 35 

Vespers 43 

Litany 64 

Edcharistio Litany 68 

Scriptural Litanies 71 

Prayers or Collects for the Christian Year 84 

TnE Divine Law 105 

Offerings of Charity Ill 

Communion 114 

Baptism of Infants 125 

Baptism of Adults 129 

Catechism 132 

Confirmation 138 

Matrimony 141 

Burial Service 146 

Psalms : 153 

Anthems 250 

Hymns 1 

Index of Hymns 105 



MORNING PRAYER. 

REGULAR ORDER OF SERVICE. 



I. Organ Voluntary. 
II. Introductory Sentences : Minister. 

III. Chanted Psalm. In the order of the Month (not named) — 
1. Sunday, " O come ;" 2. " 0 be joyful 3. " Be mer- 
ciful 4. " Blessed be the Lord 5. " I was glad." 
Or Hymn in the same order, without being read. 

IY. Prayer. 

V. Chanted Hymn. In the order of the Month (not read) — 
1. Thrice Holy ; 2. Glory in the Highest ; 3. Te Deum ; 
4. Hosanna ; 5. Alleluia. 
Or the versified Hymns in like order, as given. 
VI. Reading of Scriptures. 

It is desirable that, once a month, the Commandments 
be read as printed, as part of the Scripture Lessons ; and 
that the reading of Scripture end with the " Christian 
Faith" from the New Testament, as often. 
VII. Hymn — Selected. 
VIII. Sermon. 
IX. Sentences and Lord's Prayer : Minister and People. 
X. Hymn — Selected. 
XI. Benediction. 
XII. Amen : chanted by Choir and People. 

The Congregation stand during the singing, and kneel 
or sit with bowed head in prayer. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



At the beginning of Morning Prayer, the Minister shall 
read one or more of the following sentences of Scripture : 

OUR help cometh from the Lord, which made 
heaven and earth. 
Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine 
house, and peace be unto all that thou hast. 

Grace be to you, and peace from God our Fa- 
ther, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord 
make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious 
unto you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon 
you, and give you peace. 

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy 
Name, give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's 
sake. 

The hour cometh, and now is, when the true 
worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and 
in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship 
him. God is a Spirit, and they who worship him 
must worship him in spirit and in truth. 

I will arise and go to my Father, and will say 
unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and 
before thee, and am no more worthy to be called 
thy son. 

Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at 
hand. 

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MORNING PRAYER. 



When the wicked man turneth away from his 
wickedness which he hath committed, and doeth 
that which is lawful and right, he shall save his 
soul alive. 

I acknowledge my transgressions ; and my sin is 
ever before me. 

Hide thy face from my sins; and blot out all 
mine iniquities. 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a 
broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not 
despise. 

Rend your heart, and not your garments, and 
turn unto the Lord your God ; for he is gracious 
and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, 
and repenteth him of the evil. 

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgive- 
nesses, though we have rebelled against him ; neither 
have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God,to 
walk in his laws which he set before us. 

Likewise I say unto you, There is joy in the pres- 
ence of the angels of God over one sinner that re- 
penteth. 

Hear what Christ the Lord said: He that heareth 
my word and believeth on Him that sent me hath 
everlasting life, and shall not come into condemna- 
tion ; but is passed from death unto life. 

Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I stand at the door 
and knock : if any man hear my voice, and open the 
door, I will come unto him. 

Verily I say unto you, that in this place one is 
greater than the temple, Know ye not that ye are 
the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwell- 
eth in you ? 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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The Lord is risen indeed. If ye then be risen 
with Christ, seek those things which are above, 
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 

Let the words of my mouth and the meditations 
of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my 
strength and my Redeemer. 

Then, the People standing, the Minister shall say : 
O Lord, open thou our lips. 

Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy 
praise. 

Minister. Glory be to the Father, Almighty God, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Min. Praise ye the Lord. 

Ans. The Lord's name be praised. 

Then shall he said or sung one of the following Psalms, 
for the proper Sunday of the month, unless otherwise 
ordered / and at the close of every such Psalm, this 
Doxology : 

NOW unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, 
the only wise God ; 
Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for 
ever and for ever. Amen. 



Or else, the 
" Gloria Patri," as above. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



FIRST MORNING SONG. 

IN THE ORDER OF THE MONTH. 

jfir0t Simbag. 

Venite, exultemus Domino. 

OCOME, let us sing unto the Lord ; let us heart- 
ily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. 
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiv- 
ing; and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. 

For the Lord is a great God ; and a great King 
above all gods. 

In his hand are all the corners of the earth ; and 
the strength of the hills is his also. 

The sea is his, and he made it ; and his hands 
prepared the dry land. 

O come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel 
before the Lord our Maker. 

For he is the Lord our God ; and we are the 
people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ; 
let the whole earth stand in awe of him. 

For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth ; 
and with righteousness to judge the world, and the 
people with his truth. 

Closing with this Doxology, or with the Gloria Patri: 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, 
the only wise God; 

Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for 
ever and ever. Amen. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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Or this Hymn : 
PUBLIC WORSHIP. L. M. 

OCOME, loud anthems let us sing, 
Loud thanks to our Almighty King ; 
For we our voices high should raise, 
When our salvation's rock we praise. 

Into his presence let us haste, 
To thank him for his favors past ; 
To him address, in joyful songs, 
The praise that to his Name belongs. 

The depths of earth are in his hand, 
Her secret wealth at his command ; 
The strength of hills, that threat the skies, 
Subjected to his empire lies. 

The rolling ocean's vast abyss 
By the same sovereign right is his ; 
'Tis moved by his almighty hand, 
That formed and fixed the solid land. 

O let us to his courts repair, 
And bow with adoration there ; 
Down on our knees devoutly all 
Before the Lord our Maker fall. 

Second Stmirctg. 

Jubilate Deo. 

OBE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: serve the 
Lord with gladness, and come before his pres- 
ence with a song. 

Be ye sure that the Lord he is God ; it is he that 



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hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are his 
people, and the sheep of his pasture. 

O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, 
and into his courts with praise ; be thankful unto 
him, and speak good of his Name. 

For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlast- 
ing ; and his truth endureth from generation to gen- 
eration. 

Or this Hymn : 
SACRED JOY. lis & 8s. 

BE joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth, 
O serve him with gladness and fear ; 
Exult in his presence with music and mirth, 
With love and devotion draw near. 

Jehovah is God, and Jehovah alone, 

Creator and Ruler o'er all ; 
And we are his people — his sceptre we own ; 

His sheep, and we follow his call. 

Oh ! enter his gates with thanksgiving and song, 
Your vows in his temple proclaim ; 

His praise in melodious accordance prolong, 
And bless his adorable Name. 

For good is the Lord, inexpressibly good, 
And we are the work of his hand ; 

His mercy and truth from eternity stood, 
And shall to eternity stand. 

Miserere mei, Deus. 

BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto 
me, for my soul trusteth in thee. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and 
let thy gloiy be above all the earth. 

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed ; I 
will sing, and give praise. 

Awake up, my glory ; awake, lute and harp ; I 
myself will awake right early. 

I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the 
people, and I will sing unto thee among the nations. 

For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the 
heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and 
let thy glory be above all the earth. 

Or this Hymn : 
PRAISE FOR PROTECTION". L. M. 

MY God, in whom are all the springs 
Of boundless love and grace unknown ; 
Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, 
Till the dark cloud is overblown. 

Up to the heavens I send my cry; 

The Lord will my desires perform ; 

He sends his angels from the sky, 

And saves me from the threatening storm. 

My heart is fixed ; my song shall raise 
Immortal honors to thy Name ; 
Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, 
My tongue, the glory of my frame. 

High o'er the earth his mercy reigns, 
And reaches to the utmost sky ; 
His truth to endless years remains, 
When lower worlds dissolve and die. 



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MOENIjSTG prayer. 



Be thou exalted, O my God, 
Above the heavens, where angels dwell ; 
Thy power on earth be known abroad, 
And land to land thy wonders tell. 

Jburtl) Smtbcrg. 

Benedictus. — St. Luke i. 68. 

BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel ; for he 
hath visited and redeemed his people ; 
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, in 
the house of his servant David ; 

As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, 
which have been since the world began ; 

That we should be saved from our enemies, and 
from the hand of all that hate us. 

To perform the mercy promised to our fore- 
fathers, and to remember his holy covenant ; 

To perform the oath which he sware to our fore- 
father Abraham, that he would give us ; 

That we being delivered out of the hand of our 
enemies, might serve him without fear ; 

In holiness and righteousness before him all the 
days of our life. 

Or this Hymn : 

MERCY OF GOD. S. M. 

RAISE your triumphal songs 
To an immortal tune ; 
Let all the earth resound the deeds 
Celestial grace has done : 

Sing how eternal love 
Its chief Beloved chose, 



MORjSTHSTG prayer. 17 

And bade him raise our wretched race 
From their abyss of woes. 

Now, sinners, dry your tears ; 

Let hopeless sorrow cease ; 
Bow to the sceptre of His love, 

And take the offered peace. 

Lord, we obey thy call ; 

We lay an humble claim 
To the salvation Thou hast brought, 

And love and praise thy Name. 



Jiftl) 0tmbdj}.- 

Lcetatus sum. — Psalm cxxii. 

I WAS glad when they said unto me, We will go 
into the house of the Lord. 
Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem. 
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem ; they shall 
prosper that love thee. 

Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness 
within thy palaces. 

For my brethren and companion's sake, I will 
wish thee prosperity. 

Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God, 
I will seek to do thee good. 

Or this Hymn : 
THE CITY OF GOD. 8s & 7s. 

BLESSED city, heavenly Salem, 
Vision dear, whence peace hath spring, 
Brighter than the heart can fancy, 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



Mansion of the highest King ; 
O how glorious are the j3raises 
Which of thee the prophets sing ! 

To this temple, where we call thee, 
Come, O Lord of Hosts, to-day ! 

With thy wonted loving-kindness, 
Hear thy people as they pray ; 

And thy fullest benediction 
Shed within its walls for aye. 

Here vouchsafe to all thy servants 

That they supplicate to gain ; 
Here to have and hold for ever 

Those good things their pray'rs obtain ; 
And hereafter in thy glory 

With thy blessed ones to reign. 

Here an Extempore Prayer shall follow; or the following 
prayers may he read. They are commended also to 
families absent from church through sickness, or when 
travelling. 

The Minister shall say : 

The Lord be with you. 
Answer. And with thy spirit. 
Minister. Let us pray. 
Ans. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Then the Minister and People shall say the Lordh Prayer: 

OTJB, Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be 
thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our tres- 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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passes, As we forgive those who trespass against us. 
And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us 
from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the 
power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

Then the Minister shall say : 

O Lord, show thy mercy upon us. 
Ansiver. And grant us thy salvation. 
Min. O Lord, bless the President of these United 
States. 

Arts. And mercifully hear us when we call upon 
thee. 

Min. Endue thy ministers with righteousness. 
Ans. And make thy chosen people joyful. 
Min. O Lord, save thy people. 
Ans. And bless thine inheritance. 
Min. Give peace in our time, O Lord. 
Ans. For thou only canst make wars to cease to 
the end of the earth. 

Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us. 
Ans. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. 

Then may he said the Collect for the Day ; and then the 
Service shall proceed as followeth : 

THE COLLECT EOR PEACE. 

OGOD, who art the author of peace, and lover 
of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth 
our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom ; 
defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our 
enemies, that we surely trusting in thy defence, 
may not fear the power of any adversaries, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



THE COLLECT FOR GRACE. 

LORD our heavenly Father, almighty and 



V_/ everlasting God, who hast safely brought 
us to the beginning of this day ; defend us in the 
same with thy mighty power ; and grant that this 
day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind 
of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered 
by thy governance, to do always that which is 
righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



LMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 



JTJL Christ, who desirest not the death of a sinner, 
but rather that he should turn from his wickedness 
and live ; pardon and absolve all those who truly 
repent, and unfeignedly believe the holy Gospel. 
We beseech thee to grant us true repentance, and 
thy Holy Spirit ; that those things may please thee 
which we do at this present, and that the rest of 
our life hereafter may be more pure and holy ; so 
that at the last we may come to thine eternal joy, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The following Prayers are to he omitted here when a 
Litany is read: (vid. p. 71, &c). 

A PRATER FOR RULERS. 

OLORD, our heavenly Father, high and mighty, 
King of kings, Lord of lords, who dost from 
thy throne behold all the dwellers upon the earth ; 
most heartily we beseech thee with thy favor to 




COLLECT FOR FORGIVENESS. 




MORNING PRAYER. 



2) 



behold the President, Vice President, and Congress 
of these United States, and so replenish them with 
the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always 
incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue 
them plenteously with heavenly gifts, that in all 
their deliberations they may be enabled to promote 
the national prosperity, and to secure the peace, 
liberty, and safety of the United States throughout 
all generations. This we humbly ask in the name 
of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

PRAYER FOR THE CLERGY ANT) PEOPLE. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art the 
author of every good and perfect gift; send 
down upon all ministers of the gospel, and upon all 
congregations committed to their charge, the need- 
ful spirit of thy grace ; and that they may truly 
please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of 
thy blessing. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for 
thine infinite mercy's sake in Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

A PRAYER FOR ALL CONDITIONS OF MEN. 

OGOD, the Creator and Preserver of all man- 
kind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts 
and conditions of men, that thou wouldst be pleased 
to make thy ways known nnto them, thy saving 
health unto all nations. More especially we pray 
for the good estate of thy holy church ; that it may 
be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that 
all who profess and call themselves Christians, may 
be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righ- 
teousness of life. Finally, we commend to thy 
fatherly goodness, all those who are any ways af- 
flicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate ; that 
it may please thee to comfort and relieve them 
according to their several necessities ; giving them 
patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue 
out of all their afflictions; and this we humbly ask 
as disciples of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

GENERAL THANKSGIVING. 

ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we 
thine unworthy servants do give thee most 
humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and 
loving-kindness to us and to all men. We bless 
thee for our creation, preservation, and all the bless- 
ings of this life ; but above all, for thine inestima- 
ble love in the redemption of the world by our 
Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace, and for 
the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us 
that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts 
may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may 
show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but 
in our lives, by giving up ourselves to thy service, 
and by walking before thee in holiness and righ- 
teousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord ; in whose name we ascribe unto thee all 
honor and glory, world without end. Amen. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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SECOND MOKNING SONG. 

IN THE ORDER OF THE MONTH. 



After Prayer, the following shall he sung. 

JFirst Sunbctg. 

Ter-sanctus. — Revelations iv., v. 

HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which 
was, and is, and is to come. 
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and 
honor, and power ; for thou hast created all things, 
and for thy pleasure they are and were created. 

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive 
power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and 
honor, and glory, and blessing. 

Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be 
unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto 
the Lamb, for ever and ever. 

Or this, for Communion Sundays : 
Ter-sanctus. 

IT is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that 
we should at all times, and in all places, give 
thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, 
Everlasting God ; 

Therefore, with Angels, and Archangels, and 
with all the company of heaven, we laud and mag- 
nify thy glorious Name ; evermore praising thee, 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, 
heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be 
to thee, O Lord, Most High. Amen. 

Or this Hymn: 

THRICE HOLY. 8s & 7s. 

LORD, thy glory fills the heaven ; 
Earth is with its fulness stored ; 
Unto thee be glory given, 
Holy, holy, holy, Lord. 
Heaven is still with anthems ringing: ; 

Earth takes up the angel's cry, 
"Holy, holy, holy," singing, 

"Lord of hosts, the Lord most Hi^h." 

Even thus in God's high praises, 

Brethren, let our tongues unite, 
Whilst our thoughts his greatness raises, 

And our love his gifts excite. 
With his seraph train before him, 

With his holy church below, 
Thus unite we to adore him, 

Bid we thus our anthem flow : — 

Lord, thy glory fills the heaven ; 

Earth is with its fulness stored ; 
Unto thee be glory given, 

Holy, holy, holy, Lord ; 
Thus thy gracious Name confessing, 

We adopt the angel's cry, 
u Holy, holy, holy,"— blessing 

Thee, the Lord our God most High. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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Second StmDajj. 

Gloria in excelsis. 

GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, 
good will towards men. We praise thee, we 
bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we 
give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord 
God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. 
O God, through thy only-begotten Son Jesus 
Christ, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who 
taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy up- 
on us. Through him that taketh away the sins of 
the world, have mercy upon us. Through him that 
taketh away the sins of the world, receive our 
prayer. Through him that sitteth at the right 
hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For 
thou only art holy ; thou only art the Lord ; thou 
only, in Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high 
in thy glory, O God our Father. Amen. 

Or this Hymn : 
THE GLORY OF GOD. 8s & 7s. 

MIGHTY God ! while angels bless thee, 
_ May a mortal lisp thy Is ame ? 
Lord of men as well as angels ! 

Thou art every creature's theme ; 
Lord of every land and nation ! 

Ancient of eternal days ! 
Sounded through the wide creation, 
Be thy just and lawful praise. 

For thy rich, thy free redemption, 

Bright, though veiled in darkness long ; 

2 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



Thought is poor, and poor expression, 
Who can sing that wondrous song ? 

Brightness of the Father's glory ! 
Shall thy praise unuttered lie ? 

Break, my tongue, such guilty silence, 
Sing the Lord who came to die. 



<&l)trb Qunbat). 

Te Deum laudamus. 

WE praise thee, O God ! we acknowledge thee 
to be the Lord. 
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father ever- 
lasting. 

To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all 
the powers therein. 

To thee cherubim and seraphim continually do 
cry, 

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts ! 
Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy 
glory. 

The glorious company of the apostles, praise thee. 
The goodly fellowship of the prophets, praise 
thee. 

The noble army of martyrs, praise thee. 
The holy church, throughout all the world^ doth 
acknowledge thee, 

The Father of an infinite majesty; 
Thy holy, true, and only Son ; 
Also, the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 
Thou art the King of Glory, O God ! 
And Jesus Christ thy well-beloved Son. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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When thou gavest him to deliver man, it pleased 
thee that he should be born of a virgin. 

When he had overcome the sharpness of death, 
he opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. 

He sitteth at the right hand of God, in the glory 
of the Father. 

We believe that he shall come to be our judge. 

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom 
thou hast redeemed through his most precious blood. 

Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in 
glory everlasting. 

O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. 

Govern them, and lift them up for ever. 

Day by day we magnify thee ; 

And we worship thy Name, ever, world without 
end. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. 

O Lord, have mercy upon us; have mercy upon us. 

O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our 
trust is in thee. 

O Lord, in^thee have we trusted ; let us never be 
confounded. 

Or this Hymn : 

TE DEUM. 0. M. 

OGOD, we praise thee, and confess 
That thou the only Lord 
And everlasting Father art, 
By all the earth adored. 

To thee all angels cry aloud ; 

To thee the powers on high, 
Both cherubim and seraphim, 

Continually do cry; 



MORNING PRAYER. 



O holy, holy, holy Lord, 

Whom heavenly hosts obey, 
The world is with the glory filled 

Of thy majestic sway. 

The apostles' glorious company, 
And prophets crowned with light, 

With all the martyrs' noble host, 
Thy constant praise recite. 

The holy church throughout the world, 

O Lord, confesses thee, 
That thou eternal Father art 

Of boundless majesty. 

Jottrti) Stmltag. 

Hosanna. 

OSA1STNA! blessed is he that cometh in the 
name of the Lord ! Hosanna in the highest ! 

Or this Hymn: 
GOD'S GLORY IN CHRIST. x L. M. 

NOW to the Lord a noble song ; 
Awake, my soul, awake my tongue ; 
Hosanna to the eternal Name, 
And all his boundless love proclaim. 

See where it shines in Jesus' face, 
The brightest image of his grace ; 
God, in the person of his Son, 
Has all his mightiest works outdone. 

The spacious earth and spreading flood 
Proclaim the wise and powerful God ; 



MORNING PRAYEIt. 



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And thy rich glories from afar 
Sparkle in every rolling star. 

But in his looks a glory stands, 
The noblest labor of thy hands; 
The pleasing lustre of his eyes 
Outshines the wonders of the skies. 

Grace ! 'tis a charming theme ; 
My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' Name ; 
Ye angels, dwell upon the sound — 
Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground. 



iiftt) Smttrag. 

Alleluia. 




LLELUI A ! 

Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, 



unto the Lord our God ! 
Alleluia ! 

Praise our God, all ye servants of his, both small 
and great ! 
Alleluia ! 

For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ! let us 
be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him. Amen. 

Or this Hymn : 

ALLELUIA. 8s & 7s. 

ALLELUIA, song of sweetness, 
Voice of joy, eternal lay ; 
Alleluia is the anthem 

Of the choirs in heavenly day, 
Which the angels sing, abiding 
In the house of God alway. 



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MORSTIXG PRAYER. 



Alleluia, thou resound est, 

Salem, mother ever blest ; 
Alleluias without ending, 

Fit yon place of gladsome rest ; 
Exiles, we by Babel's waters 

Sit in bondage, and distressed. 

Alleluia, we deserve not 

Here to chant for evermore ; 

Alleluia, our transgressions 
Make us for a while give o'er, 

For the holy time is coming, 
Bidding us our sins deplore. 

Deity of endless glory, 

Hear thy people as they cry ; 

Grant us all to keep thy sabbath 
In our home beyond the sky, — 

There to Thee our alleluia 
Singing everlastingly. Amen. 

THE SCRIPTURES. 

The Scriptures may he read in two separate lessons, from 
the Old and J\ r eiv Testaments, or in such selections as 
the Minister may choose. It is desirable that the Psal- 
ter, whenever used, should be read responsively by the 
Minister and People. 

As often as once a month the Commandments, with re- 
sponses, as hereafter printed, shoidd be read in the 
Morning Service, at the close of the lesson, and as often 
also the Minister shall declare the Faith of the Gospel, 
in the words of Christ and of his Apostles — thus : 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. 




iHE Law was given by Moses, but grace and 
truth came by Jesus Christ. St. John i. 17. 



Our Lord declares — 

This is life eternal, that they might know thee, 
the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou 
hast sent. St. John xvii. 3. 

Our Lord also declares — 

Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing 
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost. St. Matthew xxviii. 19. 

St. Peter, for himself and the rest of the Apostles, 
confesses — 

We believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, 
the Son of the living God. St. John vi. 69. 
St. John says — 

This is the commandment of God, that we should 
believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and 
love one another. 1 St. John hi. 23. 

St. Paul says — 

As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they 
are the sons of God. Now abideth faith, hope, 
charity, these three ; but the greatest of these is 
charity. Rom. viii. 14. — 1 Cor., xiii. 13. 

CLOSING PRAYERS. 

At the close of the Sermon, whenever the previous Prayers 
have been read, the following may be the concluding 
Prayer : 

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at 
this time with one accord to make our com- 
mon supplications unto thee, and hast promised by 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



thy beloved Son, that where two or three are gath- 
ered together in his name, thou wilt grant their re- 
quests ; fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions 
of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them, 
granting us in this world knowledge of thy troth, 
and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 

Whenever the previous Prayers, on p. 18, have not been 
read, the Minister may say ! 

The Lord be with you ; 

Ans. And with thy spirit. 

Min. Let us pray. 

O Lord, show thy mercy upon us ; 

Ans. And grant us thy salvation. 

Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us ; 

Ans. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. 

Then the Minister and People shall say the Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be 
thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day 
our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As 
we forgive those who trespass against us. And 
lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from 
evil : For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

After the Hymn, which should he sung by Choir and Con- 
gregation, one of the Benedictions shall be given. 

BENEDICTIONS. 

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, 
be w T ith us all evermore. Amen. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be 
with you all. Amen. 

The peace of God, which passeth all understand- 
ing, keep your hearts and minds, through Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

Now the God of peace, that brought again from 
the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of 
the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting 
covenant, make you perfect in every good work, to 
do his will, working in you that which is well- 
pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to 
whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

Grace be with you, mercy and peace from God 
the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the 
Son of the Father, in truth and love. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you 
all. Amen. 

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FIRST ORDER OF EVENING PRAYER. 



FOR AFTERNOON SERVICE, OR WHEN VESPERS ARE NOT HELD. 



I. Voluntary on the Organ. 
II. Sentences : Minister. ( Congregation standing.) 
III. Chanted Psalm. In the order of the Month — 1. First 
Sunday, " 0 sing unto the Lord f 2. " It is a good 
thing •" 3. " God be merciful 4. " Praise the Lord 
5. "The Lord is my Shepherd." 
Or the corresponding Hymns, as printed in the order of 
the Month, in the Vesper Service. (Standing.) 
IY. Prayer. 

V. Yoluntary by the Choir. This may be taken from the 

New Testament Hymns of the Vesper Service. 
VI. Reading of Scriptures. 
VII. Hymn — Selected. (Standing.) 
VIII. Sermon. 
IX. Prayer. 

X. Hymn — Selected. (Standing.) 
XL Benediction. 

XII. Amen : Choir and Congregation. 



EVENING PRAYER. 



FOE AFTERNOON, OR WJIEN VESPERS ARE NOT HELD. 
-«*-+-^- 

At the beginning of Evening Prayer, the Minister shall 
read one or more of th ^se Sentences of Scripture j and 
then say, with the Peovle responsively, the words that 
follow them: 

FROM the rising of the sun unto the going down 
of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised. 
Let our prayers be set forth in his sight as incense, 
and the lifting up of our hands, as an evening sacrifice. 

Let us therefore corns boldly unto the throne of 
grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to 
help in time of need. 

Behold ! God is my salvation ; I will trust and 
not be afraid : for the Lord Jehovah is my strength 
and my song ; he also is become my salvation. 

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, 
to all that call upon him in truth. 

Oh, send out thy light and thy truth : let them 
lead me ; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and 
to thy tabernacles. 

I am the light of the world : he that folio weth 
me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the 
light of life. 

Peace be to the biethren, and love with faith 
from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto 
you ; not as the world giveth give I unto you. 



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EVENING PRAYER. 



God who commanded the light to shine out of 
darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light 
of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of 
Jesus Christ. 

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty 
hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time : 
casting all your care upon him; for he careth for 
you. 

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy 
laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon 
you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly of 
heart ; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 

Then, the People standing ', the Minister shall say : 
O Lord, open thou our lips ; 

Ans. And our mouths shall show forth thy praise. 

Min. O Lord, make speed to save us. 

Ans. O Lord, make haste to help us. 

Min. O Lord, let thy mercy be shown upon us ; 

Ans. As we do put our trust in thee. 

Min. Praise ye the Lord. 

Ans. The Lord's name be praised. 

Then shall he sung one of the following Psalms, on the 
proper Sunday of the month, as they are printed, in the 
Vespers, unless otherwise ordered. 

EVENING PSALMS. 

L First Sunday, Cantate Domino ; 2. Second Sunday, 
Bonum est confiteri / 3. Third Sunday, Deus miser ea- 
tur j 4. Fourth Sunday, Benedic, anima mea j 5. Fifth 
Sunday, Dominus regit me. 

Or the corresponding Hymns, as printed in the order of 
the month, in the Vesper Service. 



EVENING PRAYER. 



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EVENING PRAYERS. 

The Minister may offer prayer in his own words, or read 
one of the Scripture Litanies, or the Service may pro- 
ceed as follows: 

Min. The Lord be with you ; 

Ans. And with thy spirit. 

Min. Let us pray. 

O Lord, show thy mercy upon us ; 

Ans. And grant us thy salvation. 

Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us ; 

Ans. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. 

Then may be said the Collect for the Day, and then these 

Collects : 

THE COLLECT EOR PEACE. 

OGOD, from whom all holy desires, all good 
counsels, and all just works do proceed; give 
unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot 
give ; that both our hearts may be set to obey thy 
commandments, and also that, being defended by 
thee from the fear of our enemies, we may pass our 
time in rest and quietness, through Jesus Christ our 
Saviour. Amen. 

THE COLLECT FOR AID AGAINST ALL PERILS. 

LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O 
Lord, and by thy great mercy defend us from 
all perils and clangers of this night, for the honor of 
thy name, through Jesus Christ our Mediator and 
Advocate. Amen, 



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EVENING PRAYER. 



COLLECT EOR PURITY. 

ALMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts are 
open, all desires known, and from whom no 
secrets are hid ; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts 
by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may 
perfectly love thee and worthily magnify thy holy 
Name, through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

PRAYER FOR THE GRACES OF FAITH, HOPE, AND 
CHARITY. 

OLORD God of infinite mercy, of infinite ex- 
cellency, who hast sent thy holy Son into the 
world to redeem us from a fearful woe, to teach 
us a holy religion, to forgive us a boundless debt, 
and to give us an unspeakable gift; grant us thy 
Holy Spirit, that in mind, and will, and all our 
faculties, we may be so resigned to the doctrine and 
discipline of our Lord, as to suffer any affliction or 
calamity rather than forsake our duty, or yield to 
sin or shame. Graciously increase our faith ; and 
may our faith be the parent of a good life, and the 
author of a holy hope, of modest desires, of godly 
confidence, and of a never-failing love to thee, our 
God, and to all the world. 

May we be supported by the strength of a firm 
faith in all temptations, refreshed with the corn- 
forts of a holy hope in all sorrows, and bear the 
burden of the Lord and the infirmities of our neigh- 
bor by the stay of a blessed charity. May the yoke 
of Jesus become easy to us, that our love may do 
all the miracles of grace, till from grace it swell to 
glory: from earth to heaven, from duty to reward, 



EVENING PRAYER. 



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from the imperfections of a first and feeble emotion 
to the consummation of an eternal and never-ceas- 
ing charity, through Jesus Christ, the Son of thy 
love, the anchor of our hope, and the author and 
finisher of our faith : through whom, to thee, O 
Lord God, Father of heaven and earth, be all glory, 
and love, and obedience, and dominion, now and 
for ever. Amen. 

PRAYER OF INTERCESSION. 

OTHOU, who art our Creator, Lord, and Com- 
forter, we beseech thee to look with thy 
mercy on all orders and conditions of men. Bless, 
we pray thee, all our rulers ; all who administer 
justice; and all who are in places of authority and 
trust. May our land be ever favored of the Most 
High God ; the abode of freedom, virtue, truth, and 
piety. In thy mercy visit thy whole church ; pre- 
serve it, by thy Spirit, against all temptations and 
assaults ; that offering to thee the never-ceasing 
prayer of thanksgiving, it may further thy honor 
and be filled with thy grace, and partake of thy 
glory. Bless all its ministers, and clothe them with 
righteousness. Bless the means of education, and 
the teachers of youth. Graciously enlighten the 
ignorant; convert the unbelieving; comfort the 
afflicted ; relieve the persecuted ; speak peace to 
troubled consciences ; strengthen the weak ; deliver 
the oppressed ; help the needy. Redeem man, O 
God, from bondage, error, vice, and crime ; send 
light, liberty, and peace over the whole earth, and 
let the Sun of righteousness arise upon all nations, 
with healing in his beams. 



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EVENING PRAYER. 



Hear our prayers, which we humbly address to 
thee in the name of Jesus Christ, our Saviour, who 
ever liveth to make intercession for us, and through 
whom we render unto thee all honor and glory for 
ever. Amen. 

GENERAL THANKSGIVING. 

ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we 
thine unworthy servants do give thee most 
humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and 
loving-kindness to us and to all men. We bless 
thee for our creation, preservation, and all the bless- 
ings of this life ; but above all, for thine inestima- 
ble love in the redemption of the world by our 
Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace, and for 
the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us 
that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts 
may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may 
show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but 
in our lives, by giving up ourselves to thy service, 
and by walking before thee in holiness and righ- 
teousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord ; in whose name we ascribe unto thee all 
honor and glory, world without end. Amen. 

CLOSING PRAYERS. 

At the close of the sermon, whenever the previous prayers 
have been read, the following may be the Concluding 
Prayer : 

DIRECT us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy 
most gracious favor, and further us with thy 
continual help; that in all our works began, con- 
tinued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy 



EVENING PRAYER. 



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name ; and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting 
life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Whenever the previous Evening Prayers have not been 
read, the Minister may say : 

The Lord be with you ; 
Ans. And with thy spirit. 
Mii'i. Let us pray. 
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us ; 
Ans. And grant us thy salvation. 
Min. O Lord, bless our President, and our Rulers. 
Ans. And mercifully hear us when we call upon 
thee. 

Min. Endue thy ministers with righteousness; 

Ans. And make thy chosen people joyful. 

Min. O Lord, save thy people ; 

Ans. And bless thine inheritance. 

Min. Give peace in our time, O Lord. 

Ans. For thou only canst make wars to cease to 
the end of the earth. 

Min. O Lord, make clean our hearts within us ; 

Ans. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. 

Min. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding 
abundantly above all that we ask or think, accord- 
ing to the power that worketh in us : 

Ans. Unto him be glory in the Church, by 
Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without 
end. Amen. 

BENEDICTION 

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost 
be with us all. Amen. 



SECOND ORDER OF EVENING PRAYER OR VESPERS. 



I. Yoluntary on the Organ. 

II. Sentences of Introduction: read by Minister and People 
standing, and which may be followed by the " Gloria 
Patri," said or chanted. 

III. Yesper Hymn. (Not announced.) 

IY. Prayer. 

Y. Yoluntary by the Choir. 

YI. Selected Psalms. Head by Minister and People (stand- 
ing). Ending with Gloria, " Now unto the King Eter- 
nal," &c. 
YII. Heading from Old Testament. 

YIII. Chanted Psalm, in the order of the Month — 1. First 
Sunday, " 0 sing unto the Lord 2. " It is a good 
thing 3. " God be merciful 4. " Praise the Lord 
5. " The Lord is my Shepherd." (Not announced.) 
Or the corresponding Hymn. (People stand.) 
IX. Reading from New Testament. 

X. Chanted Hymn from New Testament, — either : 1. Mag- 
nificat; 2. Nunc Dimittis; 3. Gloria in Excelsis ; 
4. Venite ad me; 5. Beatitudes ; or, one of the corre- 
sponding versified Hymns. (Not read. People stand.) 
XI. Exposition or Address. 
XII. Silent Prayer. 
' XIII. Chant : usually the Lord's Prayer. 

XI Y. Hymn. (Congregation stand and sing.) 
XY. Benediction, the Amen chanted. 



VESPERS. 



«s>^<> 

The Minister shall read one or more of these Sentences ; 
and then say, with the People responsively, the words of 
praise that follow : " O Lord, open thou our lips," &c. 

FROM the rising of the sun unto the going down 
of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised. 
Let our prayers be set forth in his sight as incense, 
and the lifting up of our hands, as an evening sacrifice. 

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of 
grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to 
help in time of need. 

Behold ! God is my salvation ; I will trust and 
not be afraid : for the Lord Jehovah is my strength 
and my song ; he also is become my salvation. 

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, 
to all that call upon him in truth. 

Oh, send out thy light and thy truth : let them 
lead me ; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and 
to thy tabernacles. 

I am the light of the world : he that followeth 
me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the 
light of life. 

Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith 
from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto 
you ; not as the world giveth give I unto you. 

God who commanded the light to shine out of 
darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light 



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VESPERS. 



of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of 
Jesus Christ. 

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty 
hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time : 
casting all your care upon him ; for he careth for you. 

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy 
laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon 
you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly of 
heart ; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 

The People standing, the Minister shall say : 
O Lord, open thou our lips. 

Ans. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. 

Min. O God, make speed to save us. 

Ans. O Lord, make haste to help us. 

Min. O Lord, let thy mercy be shown upon us ; 

Ans. As we do put our trust in thee. 

Min. Praise ye the Lord. 

Ans. The Lord's name be praised. 

Then shall he read, in the order of the month, one of the 
following Introductions by the Minister and People 
responsively, each reading a line. 



INTRODUCTIONS. 
JtrBt Sunbag. 

' WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, 

. From whence cometh my help. 

My help cometh from the Lord, 

Which made heaven and earth. 

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : 

He that keepeth thee will not slumber. 



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Behold ! he that keepeth Israel 

Shall neither slumber nor sleep. 

The Lord is thy keeper ; 

The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. 

The sun shall not smite thee by day, 

Nor the moon by night. 

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : 

He shall preserve thy soul. 

The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy 
coming in, 

From this time forth, and even for evermore. 

The Introduction will he followed by the Gloria Patri, thus : 

GLORY be to the Father, Almighty God, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord ; 
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 

Alleluia ! (The Alleluia to be added especially 
on joyous occasions.) 

Swonb Sunirajj. 

LORD, I cry unto thee : make haste unto me ; 
Give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense ; 
And the lifting up of my hands as the evening 
sacrifice. 

The Lord hath granted his loving-kindness in 
the daytime ; 

And in the night-season will I sing of him, and 
make my prayer unto the God of my life. 

Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, 

My lips shall praise thee ; 



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My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and 
fatness, 

And with joyful lips my mouth shall praise thee ; 

When I think of thee upon my bed, 

And meditate upon thee in the night-watches. 

(Gloria Patri.) 



PRAISE ye the Lord ! Praise, O ye servants of 
Jehovah, 
Praise his holy name ! 

From the rising of the sun to the going down of 
the same, 

Jehovah's name is to be praised. 

Praise him, all ye his angels ; 

Praise him, all ye his hosts ! 

Praise ye him, sun and moon ; 

Praise him, all ye stars of light ! 

Young men and maidens ; old men and children ; 

Let them praise the name of J ehovah ! 

For his name alone is exalted ; 

His glory is above the earth and heavens. 

(Gloria Patri.) 



Jbttrti) Qtmbag. 

HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, 
O Lord of hosts ! 
My soul longeth, yea even fainteth for the courts 
of the Lord. 

My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. 



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As the sparrow findeth an house, 
And the swallow a nest where she may lay her 
young, 

So let me dwell at thine altars, 
O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God. 
Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee ; 
In whose heart are thy ways. 
They will go from strength to strength, 
Till every one of them appeareth in Zion before 
God. 

0 Lord of hosts, 

Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 
{Gloria Patri.) 

liftlj Simian. 

THY word is a lamp unto my feet, 
And a light unto my path. 
My tongue shall speak of thy word, 
For all thy commandments are righteousness. 
Let thine hand help me ; 
For I have chosen thy precepts. 

1 have longed for thy salvation, O Lord ! 
And thy law is my delight. 

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee ; 
And let thy judgments help me. 
I have gone astray like a lost sheep ; seek thy 
servant ! 

For I do not forget thy commandments. 
{Gloria Patri.) 



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PRAYER. 

Prayer follows the Introduction , and may be, according to 
the order of each church, from the Evening Prayer, or 
one of the Litanies, when not in the Ministers own 
words. 

VOLUNTARY BY THE CHOIR. 

It is desirable that this Voluntary shoidd be a Sctcred Song, 
giving devout and audible words with a melody that 
touches the heart, and with a somewhat freer movement 
than is usual in our worship. 

RESPONSIVE READING OF PSALMS. 

The Psalm selected, should be distinctly named by the 
Minister, and read as far as practicable according to 
the parcdlelisms, the first lines by the Minister and the 
second by the People. The reading will end with this 
Doxology : 

Minister. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, 
invisible, the only wise God ; 

Answer. Be honor and glory, through Jesus 
Christ, for ever and for ever. Amen. 

The same Doxology will be used after each Vesper Pscdm, 
unless the Gloria Patri is substituted. 

FIRST READING FROM SCRIPTURE.— OLD 
TESTAMENT. 

At the close the Minister will say: "Here endeth this 
Reading of the Old Testament ;" and the Vesper Psalm 
will be said or sung in the order of the Month, or the 
corresponding Hymn. Psalms 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 
115, and 117 have a devotional and musical interest as 
being the regular Vesper chants for ages. 



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VESPER PSALMS. 

IN THE OEDEE OF THE MONTH. 

Jtr0t SxtniaQ. 

Cantate Domino. — Psalm xcviii. 

OSIISTG unto the Lord a new song ; for he hath 
done marvellous things. 
With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, 
hath he gotten himself the victory. 

The Lord declared his salvation ; his righteous- 
ness hath he openly showed in the sight of the 
heathen. 

He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward 
the house of Israel ; and all the ends of the world 
have seen the salvation of our God. 

Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye 
lands ; sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 

Praise the Lord upon the harp ; sing to the harp 
with a psalm of thanksgiving. 

With trumpets also and shawms, O show your- 
selves joyful before the Lord, the King. 

Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is ; 
the round world, and they that dwell therein. 

Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills 
be joyful together before the Lord ; for he cometh 
to judge the earth. 

With righteousness shall he judge the world, and 
the people with equity. 

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Or this Hymn : 

PRAISE. 8s. 

T AUDED be thy name forever, 
i J Thou of life the Guard arid Giver ! 
Thou who slumberest not, nor sleepest, 
Blest are they thou kindly keepest ; 
God of stillness and of motion, 
Of the rainbow and the ocean, 
Of the mountain, rock, and river, 
Blessed be thy name forever. 

God of evening's yellow ray ; 
God of yonder dawning day, 
That rises from the distant sea, 
Like breathings from eternity ; 
Thine the naming sphere of light, 
Thine the darkness of the night ; 
God of life, that fade shall never, 
Glory to thy name forever ! 



Bonum est confiteri. — Psalm xcii. 

IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, 
and to sing praises unto thy Name, O Most 
Highest ; 

To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morn 
ing, and of thy truth in the night season ; 

Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the 
lute ; upon a loud instrument, and upon the harp. 

For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy 
works ; and I will rejoice in giving praise for the 
operations of thy hands. 



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Or this Hymn : 
COME, HOLY SPIRIT. 8s & 7s. 

XTOLY Spirit, source of gladness, 
XX Shine amid the clouds of night ; 
O'er our weariness and sadness 

Breathe thy life and shed thy light ! 
Send us thine illumination, 

Banish all our fears at length, 
Best upon this congregation, 

Spirit of unfailing strength. 

Let that love which knows no measure, 

Now in quickening showers descend, 
Bringing us the richest treasure, 

Man can wish or God can send ; 
Hear our earnest supplication, 

Every struggling heart release, 
Best upon this congregation, 

Spirit of eternal peace ! 

Spirit Stmlran. 

Deus misereatur. — Psalm lxvii. 

GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show 
us the light of his countenance, and be merci- 
ful unto us ; 

That thy way may be known upon earth, thy 
saving health among all nations. 

Let the people praise thee, O God ; yea, let all 
the people praise thee. 

O let the nations rejoice and be glad ; for thou 
shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the 
nations upon earth. 



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Let the people praise thee, O God ; yea, let all 
the people praise thee. 

Then shall the earth bring forth her increase; 
and God, even our own God, shall give us his 
blessing. 

God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the world 
shall fear hini. 

Or this Hymn : 

PEAISE. 8s & 7s. 

PRAISE to thee, thou great Creator ! 
Praise to thee from every tongue ; 
Join, my soul, with every creature, 
Join the universal song. 

Father, Source of all compassion, 
Pure, unbounded grace is thine : 

Hail the God of our salvation ! 
Praise him for his love divine. 

For ten thousand blessings given, 

For the hope of future joy, 
Sound his praise through earth and heaven, 

Sound Jehovah's praise on high. 

Joyfully on earth adore him, 

Till in heaven our songs we raise ; 

There, enraptured, fall before him, 
Lost in wonder, love, and praise. 

Jottrtl) QnnbaQ. 

JSenedic, anima mea. — Psalm ciii. 

PRAISE the Lord, O my soul ; and all that is 
within me, praise his holy Name. 



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Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his 
benefits : 

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine 
infirmities ; 

Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crown- 
eth thee with mercy and loving-kindness. 

O praise the Lord, ye Angels of his, ye that excel - 
in strength ; ye that fulfil his commandment, and 
hearken unto the voice of his word. 

O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye servants 
of his that do his pleasure. 

O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in 
all places of his dominion: praise thou the Lord, 
O my soul. 

Or this Hymn : 
PRAYER m AFFLICTION. 8s & 7s. 

LIGHT of those whose dreary dwelling 
Borders on the shades of death, 
Come, and by thy love's revealing, 

Dissipate the clouds beneath ; 
The new heaven and earth's Creator, 

In our deepest darkness rise, 
Scattering all the night of nature, 
Pouring eyesight on our eyes. 

Still we wait for thine appearing ; 

Life and joy thy beams impart, 
Chasing all our fears, and cheering 

Every poor, benighted heart : 
Come, and manifest the favor 

Promised to thy ransomed race ; 
Come, thou glorious God and Saviour, 

Come, and bring thy gospel grace. 



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Jifti) Stmban. 

Dominus regit me. — Psalm xxiii. 

THE Lord is my shepherd ; therefore can I lack 
nothing. 

He shall feed me in a green pasture, and lead me 
forth beside the waters of comfort. 

He shall convert my soul, and bring me forth in 
the paths of righteousness for his Name's sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil ; for thou art 
with me ; thy rod and thy staff comfort me. 

Thou shalt prepare a table before me against 
them that trouble me ; thou hast anointed my head 
with oil, and my cup shall be full. 

But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow 
me all the days of my life ; and I will dwell in the 
house of the Lord for ever. 



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Or this Hy mn : 

GOD OUR SHEPHERD. lis. 

HE Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know: 
I feed in green pastures, safe folded I rest ; 
He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow ; 
"Restores me when wandering, redeems when 
oppressed. 

Through the valley and shadow of death though I 
stray, 

Since thou art my guardian, no evil I fear ; 
Thy rod shall defend thee, thy staff be my stay, 
No harm can befall with my Comforter near. 



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In the midst of affliction my table is spread ; 

With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o'er ; 
With perfume and oil thou anointest my head ; 

O what shall I ask of thy providence more ? 

Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God, 
Still follow my steps, till I meet thee above ; 

I seek, by the path which my forefathers trod 
Through the land of their sojourn, thy kingdom 
of love. 

NEW TESTAMENT HYMNS. 

After reading from the New Testament, at the close of 
which the Minister shall say, "Here endeth this Read- 
ing of the New Testament," one of the following Hymns 
shall he sung : 

I. 

Magnificat. — St. Luke i. 

MY soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit 
hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 
For he hath regarded the low estate of his hand- 
maiden : for, behold ! from henceforth all genera- 
tions shall call me blessed. 

For he that is mighty hath done to me great 
things ; and Holy is his name. 

And his mercy is on them that fear him from 
generation to generation. 

He hath showed strength with his arm ; he hath 
scattered the proud in the imagination of their 
hearts. 

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, 
and exalted them of low degree. 



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He hath filled the hungry with good things ; and 
the rich he hath sent empty away. 

He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance 
of his mercy. 

As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to 
his seed for ever. 



Or this Hymn : 

SONG OF THE BLESSED MOTHER. 0. M. 

MY soul and spirit, filled with joy, 
My God and Saviour praise, 
Whose goodness did from poor estate 
His humble handmaid raise. 

Me blessed of God, the God of power, 

All ages shall confess ; 
Whose Name is holy, and whose love 

His saints shall ever bless. 

The proud and all their vain designs 

He quickly did confound ; 
He cast the mighty from their seat, 

The meek and humble crowned. 

The hungry with good things were filled, 

The rich with hunger pined ; 
He sent his servant Israel help, 

And called his love to mind ; 

Which to our fathers heretofore 

By oath he did insure, 
To Abra'm and his chosen seed 

For ever to endure. 



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II. 

Nunc dimittis. — St. Luke ii. 

LORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart in 
peace, according to thy word : 
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all 
people ; 

A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of 
thy people Israel. 

Or this Hymn : 

THE BETTER LAND. 7s & 6s. 

BRIEF life is here our portion, 
Brief sorrow, short-lived care ; 
The Life that knows no ending, 

The tearless Life is there. 
O happy retribution, 

Short toil, eternal rest ! 
For mortals and for sinners 
A mansion with the Blest ! 

There God, my King and Portion, 

In fulness of His Grace, 
Shall we behold for ever, 

And worship face to face. 
J erusalem the glorious ! 

The glory of the elect, 
O dear and future vision 

That eager hearts expect. 

Jerusalem the only, 

That look'st from Heaven below, 

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In thee is all my glory, 

In me is all my woe : 
O Laud that seest no sorrow ; 

O State that fear'st no strife ! 
O princely bowers ! O Land of flowers ! 

O realm and home of life ! 



in. 

Gloria in excelsis. 



GLORY be to God in the highest, on earth, 
peace, good will toward men. 



Or tliis: 

GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, 
good will towards men. We praise thee, we 
bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we 
give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord 
God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. 
O God, through thy only-begotten Son Jesus 
-Christ, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who 
taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy up- 
on us. Through him that taketh away the sins of 
the world, have mercy upon us. Through him that 
taketh away the sins of the world, receive our 
prayer. Through him that sitteth at the right 
hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For 
thou only art holy ; thou only art the Lord ; thou 
only, in Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high 
in thy glory, O God our Father. Amen. 



Or this: 



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OUR SAVIOUR'S BIRTH. CM. 

CALM on the listening ear of night 
Come heaven's melodious strains, 
Where wild Judea stretches far 
Her silver-mantled plains ! 

Celestial choirs, from courts above, 

Shed sacred glories there ; 
And angels, with their sparkling lyres, 

Make music on the air. 

The answering hills of Palestine 

Send back the glad reply ; 
And greet, from all their holy heights, 

The day-spring from on high. 

O'er the blue depths of Galilee 

There comes a holier calm, 
And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, 

Her silent groves of palm. 

" Glory to God !" the sounding skies 
Loud with their anthems sing — 

" Peace on earth — good will to men, 
From heaven's Eternal King." 

IY. 

Venite ad me, — St. Matt. xi. 28. 

ClOME unto me all ye that labor, and are heavy 
J laden ; and I will give you rest. 
Take my yoke upon you ; and learn of me. 
For I am meek and lowly of heart : and ye shall 
find rest unto your souls. 

For my yoke is easy ; and my burden light. 



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Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto 
you : not as the world giveth, give I unto you. 

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be 
afraid. 

Or this Hymn : 

INVITATIONS OE JESUS. 7s. 

COME, said Jesus' sacred voice, 
Come and make my paths your choice : 
I will guide you to your home ; 
Weary pilgrim, hither come ! 

Thou, who, houseless, sole, forlorn, 
Long hast borne the proud world's scorn, 
Long hast roamed the barren waste, 
Weary pilgrim, hither haste ! 

Ye, who, tossed on beds of pain, 
Seek for ease, but seek in vain ; 
Ye, whose swoln and sleepless eyes 
Watch to see the morning rise : 

Ye, by fiercer anguish torn, 
In remorse for guilt who mourn, 
Here repose your heavy care : 
A wounded spirit who can bear? 

Sinner, come ! for here is found 
Balm that flows for every wound ; 
Peace that ever shall endure, 
Rest eternal, sacred, sure. 



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Y. 

Beatitudes, 

BLESSED are the poor in spirit: for theirs is 
the kingdom of heaven. 
Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be 
comforted. 

Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the 
earth. 

Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after 
righteousness : for they shall be filled. 

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain 
mercy. 

Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see 
God. 

Blessed are the peace-makers ; for they shall be 
called the children of God. 

Blessed are they that are persecuted for right- 
eousness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Or this Hymn : 

COME, YE DISCONSOLATE. P. M. 

COME, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish ; 
Come, at the shrine of God fervently kneel ; 
Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your 
anguish ; 

Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. 

Joy of the desolate, light of the straying, 

Hope, when all others die, fadeless and pure, 

Here speaks the Comforter, in God's name saying, 
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure. 



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Here see the bread of life ; see waters flowing 
Forth from the throne of God, living and pure ; 

Come to the feast of love ; come, ever knowing, 
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure. 



THE EXPOSITION OR ADDRESS. 

This portion of the Service should refer to the Scriptures 
that have been read, and is designed to occupy about 
fifteen minutes. At the close, the Minister will say, 
" Let us pray ;" and the Silent Prayer shall continue a 
minute or two, after which, without any announcement, 
shall follow the Lor$s Prayer, or some voluntary in 
like spirit. 

THE LORD'S PRAYER: 

To be said or sung. 

/^|UR Father, who art in heaven, 
\J Hallowed be thy Name. 
Thy kingdom come, 

Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread ; 
And forgive us our debts as we forgive onr 
debtors ; 

And lead us not into temptation, 
But deliver us from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, 

For ever. Amen. 



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CONGREGATIONAL HYMN. 

This shall be named by the Minister, with the tune, without 
being read ; and it should be, both in words and music, 
suited to Congregational singing. 



BENEDICTIONS. 

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, 
be with us all. Amen. 

The peace of God, which passeth all understand- 
ing, keep your hearts and minds, through Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

Now the God of peace, that brought again from 
the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of 
the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting 
covenant, make you perfect in every good work, to 
do his will, working in you that which is well- 
pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to 
whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

Grace be with you, mercy and peace from God 
the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the 
Son of the Father, in truth and love. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you 
all. Amen. 



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LITANY. 



LITANY. 

"O^-*- ■ 

OGOD, our Heavenly Father, who by thy Son 
hast redeemed the world, and by thy Holy 
Spirit dost govern, direct, and sanctify the hearts 
of thy faithful servants, have mercy upon us misera- 
ble sinners. 

0 God, through thy Messed Son, the Redeemer of 
the tvorld, have mercy upon us, thy sinful children, 
and by thy Holy Spirit sanctify our hearts. 

E-emember not, Lord, our offences, neither take 
thou vengeance of our sins ; spare us, good Lord, 
spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed by the 
most precious blood of thy Son, and be not angry 
with us for ever. 

Spare us, good Lord. 

From all evil and mischief ; from sin ; from the 
assaults of temptation ; from thy wrath ; and from 
everlasting destruction, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain- 
glory, and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and malice, 
and all uncharitableness ; from all inordinate and 
sinful affections, and from all the deceitful allure- 
ments of this transitory world, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From lightning and tempest ; from plague, pesti- 



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lence, and famine; from battle, and murder, and 
from death unprepared for, 
Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebel- 
lion ; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism ; 
from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy word 
and commandment, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

In all time of our tribulation, in all time of our 
prosperity, in the hour of death, and in the day of 
judgment, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord 
God, and that it may please thee to rule and govern 
thy holy Church Universal in the right way. 
Illuminate all ministers of the Gospel with true 
knowledge, and understanding of thy word ; that 
both by their preaching and living they may set it 
forth, and show it accordingly ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to endue the President 
of these United States, the Governor of this Com- 
monwealth, the Judges and Magistrates, and all 
others in authority, with wisdom and understanding; 
giving them grace to execute justice and to main- 
tain truth ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to bless all colleges and 
seminaries of learning ; all instructors of youth, and 
all means of true knowledge, virtue, and piety ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy 
people ; to give to all nations unity, peace, and con- 



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LITANY. 



cord ; and to give us a heart to love and fear thee, 
and diligently to live after thy commandments ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give to all thy people 
increase of grace, to hear meekly thy word, and to 
receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth 
the fruits of the Spirit ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to bring into the way of 
truth all such as have erred, and are deceived ; to 
strengthen such as do stand; to comfort and help 
the weak-hearted ; to raise up those who fall ; and 
finally to give us victory over all temptations ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to succor, help, and com- 
fort all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation ; 
to preserve all who travel by land or by water, all 
sick persons and young children ; to show thy pity 
upon all prisoners and captives ; to defend, and 
provide for, the fatherless children and widows, and 
all who are desolate and oppressed ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to have mercy upon all 
men ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, 
persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give and preserve to 
our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due 
time we may enjoy them ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give us true repentance, 



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to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances, 
and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, 
to amend our lives according to thy holy word ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

O Lord, grant us thy peace. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 

O Lord, deal not with us after our sins ; 

Neither reward us after our iniquities. 

We humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully 
to look upon our infirmities ; and for the glory of 
•thy name, turn from us all those evils which we 
most justly have deserved ; and grant that in all 
our troubles we may put our whole trust and confi- 
dence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in 
holiness and pureness of living, to thy honor and 
glory, through our only Mediator and Advocate, 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



EUCHARISTIC LITANY * 

FOE COMMUNION, OR A SEASON OF DEVOUT FELLOWSHIP. 



ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, through 
thy Beloved Son, we remember, and beseech 
thee to remember and to bless, the multitudes of 
every name who are joined with us in one household 
of faith, — our brethren and sisters in Christ through- 
out the world. 

We remember those who have fallen asleep in 
Christ, and in the joyful hope of resurrection unto 
life eternal. O Lord, refresh their spirits with the 
light of thy countenance. 

We remember the fathers from the beginning of 
the world ; the patriarchs, prophets, apostles, martyrs, 
and all who have wrought righteousness, from right- 
eous Abel even to the present clay. Refresh thou their 
spirits, and give them abundant entrance into the 
joy of our Lord. And grant unto us, O God, that 
we may have our part and lot with all thy saints. 

We remember all such as journey or are about 
to journey, and them that sojourn in strange lands. 
May they have thee for their fellow- voyager and 
fellow-traveller. May it please thee to abide with 
them wheresoever they abide, and whether they 
travel by land or by water, to bring them in safety 
to their destined goal. Abide with those whom 



* Mostly from the Liturgy of St. James, as given by the Eev. F. H 
Hedge, D. D. 



EUCHARISTIC LITANY. 



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they leave behind, and grant that, in health remain- 
ing, they may welcome their own in health return- 
ing, and rejoice with them in safety and in peace. 

We remember all who are sick and in distress, all 
who Suffer in body or in mind, all who are in prison 
and in bonds. As bound with them, and as suffer- 
ers with them, we bear them in our hearts and pray 
for their relief. 

We remember our enemies, if there be any who 
have inj ured us, or any who look upon us with evil eye, 
and cherish hatred against us. We beseech thee to 
turn their hearts, and that we may live peaceably 
with all men. May we freely forgive all who have 
wronged us ; and if there be any whom we have 
wronged, may we make amends and seek forgiveness. 

We remember the whole family of man, beseech- 
ing thee that the spirits of all flesh may taste of thy 
grace, and that the ends of the earth may see the 
salvation of God. 

PRAYER FOR PURIFICATION. 

And unto us, O Lord, vouchsafe such guidance, 
that as Christians, and blameless, we may spend the 
remainder of our life. Gather us, O Lord, when 
thou wilt, and as thou wilt, but be it without shame 
and without reproach, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord, who alone was found sinless on earth. 

People. Put away from us, O Lord, our sins, 
whether wilful or against our wills, in deed and in 
word, in knowledge and in ignorance, in mind and 
disposition, forgive them all according to thy mercy ; 

Minister. In Jesus Christ thy Son, in whom and 
through whom we bless thee now and ever. 



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People. Amen. 

Min. O God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
may it please thee to accept us in these our suppli- 
cations. May our offerings find favor in thy sight, 
and be as the odor of spiritual incense. Accept 
them, O Lord, as thou didst accept the offerings of 
holy men of old, and bless them as thou didst bless 
the centurion's alms and the widow's mite. Sanctify 
us with the grace of thy Christ, and with the fre- 
quency of thy Holy Spirit. Sanctify soul and body 
and spirit, and make us worthy to call upon thee, 
the Father in heaven, and to say : 

People. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed 
be thy Name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be 
done on earth as in heaven. Give us this day our 
daily bread. Lead us not into temptation, but 
deliver us from evil. 

Min. Yea, Lord, lead us not into temptation, but 
deliver us from evil. For thy mercy knoweth that 
we, through much weakness, are not able of our- 
selves to overcome. But do thou, together with the 
trial, provide also a way of escape. For thou givest 
thy servants power to tread upon serpents and scor- 
pions, and on all the power of the enemy. For 
thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, 
for ever and ever. 

People. Amen. 

Min. Peace be with you. 

People. And with thy spirit. 

Min. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the 
love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost 
be with you all. Amen. 



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I. 

[From the Epistle to the Romans.] 

OTHOU, of whom, and through whom, and to 
whom are all things, help us with one mind 
and one mouth to glorify thee, even the Father of 
our Lord Jesus Christ. 

O thou, who art the God of 'patience and consola- 
tion, grant us to be like-minded one toward another 
according to Jesus Christ. 

O Thou, who art the God of hope, fill us with 
all joy and peace in believing, that we may abound 
in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. 

May we be f ull of goodness, filled w ith all knowl- 
edge, able also to admonish one another. 

May those that are strong bear the infirmities of 
the weak. 

May we follow after the things which make for 
peace, and things whereivith one may edify another. 

Save us, we beseech thee, O Heavenly Father, 
from being conformed to this world, from thinking 
of ourselves more highly than we ought to think, 
from being wise in our own conceits, from being 



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overcome of evil, and enable us to overcome evil 
with good. 

Hear us, good Lord. 

If we have, at any time, held the truth in un- 
righteousness, if when we have known God we have 
not glorified him as God nor been thankful, if we 
have changed thy truth into a lie, and worshipped 
the creature more than the Creator ; 

Forgive us, ive beseech thee, O our Father. 

If we have not liked to retain thee in our 
thoughts, if we have despised thy goodness, for- 
bearance, and long-suffering; if our heart has been 
impenitent and hard ; if we have dishonored thee 
by breaking thy law ; 

Forgive us, ive beseech thee, 0 our Father. 

If the good which we would, we do not, and the 
evil which we would not, that we do ; if to will is 
present with us, but how to perform that which we 
will, we find not ; if, when we would do good, evil 
is present with us ; if we find a law in our members 
warring against the law of our mind, and bringing 
us into captivity to the law of sin in our members ; 

Help us, ive beseech thee, 0 our Father. 

Being justified by faith, may we have peace with 
thee, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and rejoice in 
the hope of the glory of God. 

SJied thy love in our hearts by the Holy Ghost 

May the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus 
make us free from the law of sin and death, and 
make us walk, not after the flesh, but after the 
spirit; may we not receive the spirit of bondage 
again to fear, but the spirit of adoption, whereby 
we call thee Father ; 



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Being led by thy Spirit,may we become thy children. 

May nothing separate us from the love of Christ ; 
neither tribulation, nor distress, nor persecution, nor 
famine, nor nakedness, nor peril, nor sword ; 

In all these, may we be more than conquerors 
through him who has loved us. 

May neither death nor life, nor angels nor pow- 
ers, nor things present nor things to come, nor 
height nor depth, nor any creature, separate us from 
the love of God which is in Christ Jesus, 

May nothing separate us from thy love. 

May we confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus, 
and believe in our heart that God has raised him 
from the dead ; 

May we believe loith our heart unto righteousness, 
and confess with our mouth unto salvation. 

We beseech thee, Heavenly Father, that we may 
be enabled to present our bodies a living sacrifice, 
holy and acceptable to thee, being transformed by 
the rene wing of our mind. 

Whether we live, may we live unto the Lord ; and 
whether we die, may we die unto the Lord. 

May our love be without dissimulation ; may we 
abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is 
good ; be kindly afifectioned one toward another ; 
not slothful in business ; fervent in spirit ; rejoicing 
in hope ; patient in tribulation ; continuing instant 
in prayer ; distributing to the necessities of our 
brethren ; given to hospitality. 

May we rejoice with those that rejoice, and weep 
with those that weep. 

May we render unto all their dues. 

May ive love our neighbor as ourselves. 

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May we cast off the works of darkness, and put 
on the armor of light. 

Awaken us, 0 Lord, from our sleep. 

Now unto Him that has power to establish ns 
according to the Gospel, and the preaching of Jesus 
Christ ; 

To God only wise, he glory through Jesus Christ, 
for ever. Amen. 

II. 

[From the Epistles to the Corinthians and Galatians.] 

O Thou, who didst command the light to shine 
out of darkness, and hast shined in our hearts, to 
give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God 
in the face of Jesus Christ, establish us in Christ 
and anoint us. 

Seal us thine, O Lord, and give us the earnest of 
thy Spirit in our hearts. 

O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the 
Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, who 
comforteth us in all our tribulation, give us grace 
and peace. 

Confirm us unto the end, that we may he hlameless 
in the day of the Lord Jesus. 

O Thou, who wilt bring to light the things of dark- 
ness, and make manifest the counsels of the heart, and 
whose Spirit searcheth all things, help us to renounce 
the hidden things of dishonesty, and to speak as of 
sincerity, as of God, and as in the sight of God. 

Take away, Lord, the veil from our hearts, and 
let the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, the im- 
age of God, shine upon us. 

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word of Gocl deceitfully ; may we judge ourselves, 
and not be judged ; may we keep under our body 
and bring it into subjection ; may we watch, quit 
us like men, and be strong ; and having the spirit of 
faith, may we believe and therefore speak. 

Grant, 0 Lord, that we faint not ; but though our 
outward man perish, may our inivard man be re- 
newed day by day. 

May our light afflictions, which are but for a mo- 
ment, work out for us a far more exceeding and 
eternal weight of glory ; while we look, not at the 
things seen and temporal, but at the things not seen, 
but eternal. 

Reveal to us, OLord, by thy Spirit, what eye hath not 
seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived. 

May we be enriched by thee with all utterance, 
and with all knowledge ; may we be perfectly joined 
together in the same mind and in the same judg- 
ment ; may we be perfect, may we be of good com- 
fort, may we live in peace ; 

May the God of love and peace be with us. 

Help us to staud fast in the liberty wherewith 
Christ has made us free, and not be entangled again 
with any yoke of bondage ; knowing that the king- 
dom of God is not meat nor drink, but righteous- 
ness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. 

May we be zealously affected always for that which 
is good. 

Help us to show the fruits of the spirit: love, 
joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 
meekness, and temperance. 

If we live in the spirit, may we also walk in the 
spirit. 



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As we have opportunity, help us to do good to 
all men, and especially to those who are of the 
household of faith ; to bear one another's burdens, 
and so fulfil the law of Christ ; to crucif}^ the flesh, 
with its affections and lusts ; to sow to the spirit, 
and of the spirit to reap life everlasting ; and not to 
be weary in well-doing, believing that we shall in 
due season reap, if we faint not. 

III. 

[From the Epistle to the Ephesians.] 

O Thou, who art the one God and Father of all ; 
who art above all, and through all, and in us all ; 
who hast adopted us as children in Jesus Christ, thy 
Son, in whom we have redemption, even the forgive- 
ness of our sins ; quicken us, we beseech thee, who 
have been dead in trespasses and sins. 

0 Thou j who art rich in mercy, for the sake of 
thy great love ivherewith Thou hast loved us, make 
us alive in Christ. 

O God, our Father, the Father of glory, we pray 
thee to give us the spirit of wisdom and revelation 
in the knowledge of thyself, that we may know the 
hope of thy calling, and the riches of thine inherit- 
ance, and the greatness of thy power, which thou 
hast wrought in Christ, when thou didst raise him 
from the dead, and make him sit at thine own right 
hand in heavenly places. 

We pray thee to raise us up also, and make us sit 
in heavenly places ivith him. 

O Thou, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
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Spirit inwardly ; that Christ may dwell in our hearts 
by faith ; that, being rooted and grounded in love, 
w T e may be able to understand the breadth and 
length, and depth and height, of the love of Christ, 
and be filled with all the fulness of God. 

Help us, heavenly Father, to come, in the unity of 
the faith, and the 'knowledge of the Son of God, to the 
stature of a perfect man, to the measure of the fulness 
of Christ. 

Help us to walk, with all lowliness and meekness, 
with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love ; 
endeavoring to keep the unity of the spirit in the 
bond of peace ; to put away all bitterness, and 
wrath, and anger, and evil-speaking, with all malice. 

May iv e he hind to one another, tender-hearted, for- 
giving one another, even as God, in Christ, hath 
forgiven us. 

May we be followers of thee, as dear children, 
and walk in love, as Christ has loved us ; redeeming 
the time ; having the fruit of the spirit in all good- 
ness and righteousness and truth ; speaking to our- 
selves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, 
singing and making melody in our hearts unto the 
Lord. 

May we give thanks, alivays, for all things, unto 
God our Father, in the name of the Lord Jesus. 

Help us to be strong in thee and in the power of 
thy might : to put on thy whole armor, that we may 
be able to stand in the evil day ; girt about with 
truth, having on the breastplate of righteousness, 
our feet shod with the Gospel of peace, taking the 
shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the 
sword of the spirit. 



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Help us to pray cdways, with all prayer and sup- 
plication, in the spirit, and watch thereunto with cdl 
supplication and perseverance. 

May peace be to all the brethren, and love, with 
faith, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

Grace he with all them that love our Lord Jesus- 
Christ in sincerity. Amen. 

IV. 

[From several of the Epistles of Paul.] 

O God, our Heavenly Father, who hast loved us, 
and hast given us everlasting consolation and good 
hope through grace, we beseech thee to comfort our 
hearts and to establish us in every good word and 
work. 

Hear us, 0 God, and direct our hearts into thy 
love and into the patient 'waiting of Christ. 

O God, our Saviour, who wilt have all men to be 
saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth ; 
and hast manifested thyself to us, by the appearing 
of Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death and 
brought life and immortality to light through the 
Gospel, we beseech thee to hear us. 

Give to us, 0 God, the spirit, not of fear, hut of 
'power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 

O Thou, who art the blessed and only potentate ; 
the King of kings and Lord of lords; who only 
hast immortality; dwelling in the light which no 
man can approach unto ; whom no man hath seen nor 
can see ; to thee be honor and power everlasting. 



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We give thee thanks, 0 our Father, ivho hast made 
us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints 
in light. 

Thou hast delivered us from the power of dark- 
ness, and hast translated us into the kingdom of thy 
dear Son, in whom we have redemption, even the 
forgiveness of our sins. 

May toe, therefore, fight the good fight of faith, and 
lay hold on eternal life, following after righteousness, 
godliness, faith, love, patience, and meekness. 

We pray thee to forgive us, O God, if we have 
set our affections upon things below, instead of things 
above ; if, professing to know thee, we have denied 
thee by our works ; if through the love of money 
we have fallen into temptation and a snare ; if we 
have indulged those passions which war against the 
soul ; or if we have done any thing through strife or 
vain-glory. 

Forgive us, we beseech thee, these and all our sins. 

May we work out our salvation with fear and 
trembling, not counting ourselves to have attained ; 
may we forget the things which are behind, and 
reach forth unto those which are before ; approving 
the things which are excellent, being sincere and 
without offence, filled with the fruits of righteous- 
ness, and doing all things without murmuring or 
disputing. 

Grant that our conversation be as becometh the Gos- 
pel of Christ, and may the peace of God rule in our 
hearts. 

m May we watch and be sober ; may we put on 
charity, which is the perfect bond ; may we comfort 
one another, and edify one another ; not returning 



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evil for evil, but following ever that which is good ; 
may we rejoice evermore, pray without ceasing, and 
in every thing give thanks ; may we prove all things, 
hold fast that which is good, and abstain from all 
appearance of evil. 

0 God of peace, ive pray thee to sanctify us wholly. 

O God, if thou hast not appointed us unto wrath, 
but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 
preserve our spirit, soul, and body blameless unto 
his coming ; and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 
be with us all, for ever and ever. Amen. 

V. 

[From the Epistles of James and John.] 

O God, the Father of lights, with whom is no 
no variableness nor shadow of turning ; from whom 
cometh down every good and perfect gift ; we ask 
of thee wisdom, who gives t to all men liberally. 

We would ash, 0 God, in faith, nothing wavering ; 
believing that, if we draw nigh to thee, thou wilt 
draw nigh to us. 

O Almighty God, who canst not be tempted with 
evil, neither canst tempt any man ; we confess that 
we are drawn away by our own lusts and enticed ; 
but we beseech thee, O our Father, who art very 
pitiful and of tender mercy, who dost resist the 
proud, but gives t grace to the humble, to hear the 
prayer of faith and raise us up. 

If we have committed sins, may they be forgiven us ; 
if we have known to do good and done it not / if we have 
been hearers of the word, and not doers also, deceiving 
our own selves ; forgive us, 0 God, and save us. 



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May we not have the faith, of Jesus Christ with 
respect of persons ; may we not despise the poor ; 
may we not have faith without works, but show our 
faith by our works ; and, laying aside all that is 
impure, receive with meekness the ingrafted word, 
which is able to save our souls. 

Help us to look into the perfect law of liberty, and 
continue therein, and so to receive the crown of life 
which the Lord has promised to them that love him. 

Give us, Lord, the wisdom from above, which is 
first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be 
entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without 
partiality and without hypocrisy. 

0 Thou, who art light, and in ivhom is no dark- 
ness at all, may we walk in the light, and have fel- 
lowship with thee. 

O Thou, who art love ; may we dwell in love, and 
so dwell in thee ; may our love be made perfect, 
and be free from all fear ; may we be born of God, 
and overcome the world ; may we keep thy com- 
mandments, and love thy children. 

0 God, grant that ive love thee, not in word and 
tongue, but in deed and truth, and hereby know that 
we are of the truth, and assure our hearts before thee. 

May we not love the world, nor the things which 
are in the world ; may we remember that the world 
passes away, with all that is in it ; and that, if we 
love the world, the love of the Father is not in us. 

Grant these our prayers, Heavenly Father, we be- 
seech thee, for thine infinite mercy 1 s sake, in Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

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VI. 

[From the Epistles of Peter.] 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy 
hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the 
resurrection of Jesus Christ ; 

To an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and that 
fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for us. 

O God, our Father, who hast redeemed us by the 
precious blood of Christ, and taught us to be holy 
as thou art holy ; and who, without respect of per- 
sons, judgest every man's work; 

Help us, ive pray thee, to pass the time of our so- 
journing here in fear. 

O God, the Father of Jesus Christ, whom, though 
not having seen, we love ; in whom, though now we 
see him not, believing, we rejoice ; who was fore- 
ordained before the foundation of the world, but 
was manifest in these last times ; make us, like him, 
holy in all manner of conversation. 

Purify our souls in obeying the truth, through the 
spirit, unto unfeigned love of the brethren ; and may 
ive love one another with pure hearts fervently. 

O Thou, whose eyes are over the righteous, and 
whose ears are open to their prayers, but whose face 
is against them that do evil, make us all of one 
mind, having compassion one of another, loving as 
brethren, not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for 
railing, but contrariwise, blessing. 

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that which is not corruptible, with the ornament of a 
meek and quiet spirit 

Add to our faith, virtue ; and to virtue, knowl- 
edge ; and to knowledge, temperance ; and to tem- 
perance, patience ; and to patience, godliness ; and 
to godliness, brotherly kindness ; and to brotherly 
kindness, charity. 

May ive all become a holy priesthood, to offer up 
spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God, and to show 
forth the praises of him who hath called us out of 
darkness into his marvellous light. 

May we follow him who has suffered for us, leaving 
us an example, that we should follow in his steps, 
and, being dead to sin, should live to righteousness; 
when reviled, may we not revile again, but by well- 
doing put to silence the ignorance of foolish men ; 
may we refrain our tongue from evil, and our lips 
that they speak no guile ; may we sanctify the Lord 
God in our hearts, so that all may be ashamed who 
falsely accuse our good conversation in Christ. 

Grant, 0 Lord, that, if it be thy will, we may suf- 
fer for iv ell-doing, rather than for evil-doing. 

May the time past of our lives suffice us to have 
disobeyed thee ; for the time to come may we be 
sober and watch unto prayer; may we have fervent 
charity among ourselves ; that God may in all things 
be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise 
and dominion for ever and ever. 

May the God of all grace, who hath called us to his 
eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that we have suf- 
fered for a ivhile, make us perfect, establish, strengthen, 
and settle us, and to him be glory and dominion for 
ever. Amen. 



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PRAYERS FOR THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 

- — ■ ■» ♦ »■ 

FIRST SEASON. — WINTER. 
The First Sunday in Advent. 
The Coming of our Lord. 

ALMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may 
cast away the works of darkness, and put 
upon us the armor of light, now in the time of this 
mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to 
visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when 
he shall come again in his glorious majesty, to judge 
both the living and dead, we may rise to the life 
immortal. And this we beg in the name of our 
Mediator ; through whom we ascribe unto thee all 
honor and glory, now and ever. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. xxi. 1. — Epistle, Rom. xiii. 8. 

The Second Sunday in Advent. 

BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy scrip- 
tures to be written for our learning, grant 
that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, 
learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience 
and comfort of thy holy word, we may embrace and 
ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, 
which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke xxi. 25. — Epistle, Rom. xv. 4. 



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The Third Sunday in Advent. 

OGOD, tlie Father of Jesus Christ our Lord, 
who at his first coming didst send a messenger 
to prepare his way before Kim ; grant that the min- 
isters of thy word, may likewise so prepare and 
make ready his way, by turning the hearts of the 
disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at his 
second coming to judge the world, we may be found 
an acceptable people in thy sight. And this we 
beg in the name of Jesus Christ, through whom we 
ascribe unto thee all honor and glory, now and 
ever. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. xi. 2.— Epistle, 1 Cor. iv. 1. 

The Fourth Sunday in Advent. 

OLORD, raise up, we pray thee, thy power, and 
come among us, and with great might succor 
us ; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, 
we are hindered in running the race which is set 
before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may 
speedily help and deliver us, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John i. 19.— Epistle, Phil. iv. 4. 

Christmas Day. 
The Nativity of otjr Lord. 

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thine only 
begotten Son to take our nature upon him, 
and as at this time to be born of a virgin ; grant 
that we being regenerate, and made thy children 
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thy Holy Spirit. And this we beg in the name of 
Jesus Christ, through whom we ascribe unto thee 
all honor and glory, now and ever. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John i. 1. — Epistle, Heb. i. 1. 

The Sunday after Christmas Day. 

SOUECE of all light and truth, who didst send 
thy Son Jesus Christ into the world, that the 
world through him might be saved, grant, we be- 
seech thee, that the light of his doctrine and life 
may shine into our hearts, and dispel our darkness, 
and direct our steps, and lead us at last to the un- 
speakable glories and felicities of thy heaveuly king- 
dom; which we beg in the name of our Saviour, 
ascribing to thee everlasting praises. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke ii. 15. — Epistle, Gal. iv. 1. 

The First Sunday in the Year. 

OGrOD, the unfailing source of light and mercy, 
who hast brought us to the beginning of this 
year, and art sparing us to love thee, and to keep 
thy commandments ; give us, we beseech thee, a 
solemn sense of the importance of time, and of dili- 
gence in improving the talents thou hast placed in 
our hands ; and enable us so faithfully to discharge 
our duty in this life, that when we shall appear be- 
fore thee at thy great tribunal, we may be found 
worthy of that eternal kingdom which thou hast 
promised by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. xxv. 14.— Epistle, 1 St. Pet. i. 13. 



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The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the 
Gentiles. 

OGOD, who by the leading of a star didst mani- 
fest thy only begotten Son to the Gentiles ; 
mercifully grant, that we wdio know thee now by 
faith, may after this life have the fruition of thy 
glorious Godhead, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. ii. 1.— Epistle, Ephes. iii. L 

The First Sunday after the Epiphany. 

OLOKD, we beseech thee mercifully to receive 
the prayers of thy people who call upon thee ; 
and grant that they may both perceive and know 
what things they ought to do, and also may have 
grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke ii. 41. — Epistle, Eom. xii. 1. 

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany. 

ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, we beseech 
thee to grant us thy grace, that in all the re- 
lations of life we may do justly, and love mercy, 
and walk humbly before thee ; so that at last we 
may be received to the society of the just made per- 
fect in thy heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John ii. 1. — Epistle, Eom. xii. 6. 

The Third Sunday after the Epiphany. 

OTHOU most holy and perfect God, teach us to 
love one another with pure hearts fervently; 



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to exercise forbearance and forgiveness toward our 
enemies ; to recompense to no man evil for evil ; 
and to be merciful, as thou, Father in heaven, art 
merciful. Grant this, we humbly beseech thee, in 
the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. viii. 1. — Epistle, Rom. xii. 16. 

The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany. 

OGOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst 
of so many and great dangers, that, by reason 
of the frailty of our nature, we cannot always stand 
upright ; grant to us such strength and protection, 
as may support us in all dangers, and carry us 
through all temptations, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. viii. 23. — Epistle, "Rom. xiii. 1. 

The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. 

OLORD, we beseech thee to keep thy church and 
household continually in thy true religion ; that 
they, who do lean only upon the hope of thy heaven- 
ly grace, may evermore be defended by thy mighty 
power, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. xiii. 24.— Epistle, Col. iii. 12. 

The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. 

OGOD, whose blessed Son was manifested, that 
he might make us the sons of God, and heirs 
of eternal life ; grant us, we beseech thee, that hav- 
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is pure; that when he shall appear again with 
power and great glory, we may be made like unto 
him in his glorious kingdom ; where we may ascribe 
blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, to Him 
who sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. xxiv. 23.— Epistle, 1 St. John iii. 1. 



The Sunday called Septuagesima, or the Third /Sunday 
before Lent. 

GRANT unto us, O merciful Father, resolution 
and constancy to persevere in the path of our 
duty to the end of our lives. Let no prospect of 
danger deter us from doing that which is right, nor 
any enticement of evil example tempt us to forfeit 
our hope of immortality. Preserve us, we humbly 
beseech thee, from every evil way, and conduct us 
in the paths of innocence and virtue to eternal life ; 
which we ask in the name and as disciples of Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. xx. 1.— Epistle, 1 Cor. ix. 24. 



The Sunday called Sexagesimal or the Second Sunday 
before Lent. 

OLORD God, who seest that we put not our 
trust in any thing which we do ; mercifully 
grant, that by thy power we may be defended 
against all adversity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke viii. 4.— Epistle, 2 Cor. xi. 19. 



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The Sunday called Quinquagesima, or the next Sunday 
before Lent. 

OLORD, who hast taught us that all our doings 
without charity are nothing worth ; send thy 
Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts that most ex- 
cellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and 
of all virtues; without which whosoever liveth is 
counted dead before thee. Grant this, O Lord, for 
thy mercy's sake in Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke xviii. 31. — Epistle, 1 Cor. xiii. 1. 

Ash- Wednesday, or the First Day in Lent, the Fast of 
Forty Days before Easter. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hates t 
nothing which thou hast made, and dost for- 
give the sins of all those who are penitent; create 
and make in us new and contrite hearts ; that we, 
worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our 
wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all 
mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. vi. 16.— Epistle, Joel ii. 12. 



SECOND SEASON. — SPRING. 

The First Sunday in Lent. 

OGOD, whose Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, for 
our sake, did fast forty days and forty nights ; 
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being subdued to the spirit, we may ever obey thy 
godly motions in righteousness and true holiness, to 
thy honor and glory, who livest and reignest one 
God world without end. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. iv. 1.— Epistle, 2 Cor. vi. 1. 

The Second Sunday in Lent. 

ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no 
power of ourselves to help ourselves ; keep us 
both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our 
souls ; that we may be defended from all adversities 
which may happen to the body, and from all evil 
thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. xv. 27.— Epistle, St. James i. 2. 

The Third Sunday in Lent. 

WE pray, O merciful God, that all holy affec- 
tions may be established in our hearts, and 
that our lives may be adorned with all good actions ; 
that while we live we may enjoy the testimony of a 
good conscience, and the hope of thy favor, and that 
after death we may receive an everlasting reward in 
the kingdom of heaven, through thine infinite mercy, 
manifested to us by Jesus Christ our Saviour. 
Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke xi. 14. — Epistle, Ephes. v. 1. 



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The Fourth Sunday in Lent. 

RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that 
X we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve 
to be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may 
mercifully be relieved, through our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John vi. 1. — Epistle, St. James iv. 8. 

The Fifth Sunday in Lent. 

WE beseech thee, O Father, who delightest in 
mercy, and art not willing that any should 
perish, to grant unto us the pardon of all our sins, 
and a joyful hope of thine approbation; and to as- 
sist us in forsaking all our evil ways, and returning 
to the path of thy commandments ; that when our 
days on earth shall be finished, we may obtain ever- 
lasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John viii. 46.— Epistle, Heb. ix. 11. 

The Sunday next before Faster. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who of thy 
tender love toward mankind, hast sent thy Son, 
our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, 
and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind 
should follow the example of his great humility ; 
mercifully grant, that we may both follow the ex- 
ample of his patience, and also be made partakers of 
his resurrection, through the same Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



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Good Friday ; Day of the Crucifixion. 

ALMIGHTY God, we beseech thee graciously to 
behold this thy family, for which our Lord 
Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and giv- 
en up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer 
death upon the cross. And this we beg' in the name 
of our Mediator; through whom we ascribe unto 
thee all honor and glory, now and ever. Amen. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by whose 
Spirit the whole body of the church is govern- 
ed and sanctified ; receive our supplications and 
prayers, which we offer before thee for all estates of 
men in thy holy church, that every member of the 
same, in his vocation and ministry, may truly and 
faithfully serve thee, through our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

O MERCIFUL God, who hast made all men, and 
hatest nothing that thou hast made, nor wouldest 
the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be 
converted, and live ; have mercy upon all unbelievers 
and heathen, and take from them all ignorance, 
hardness of heart, and contempt of thy word ; and 
so fetch them home, blessed Lord, to thy flock, that 
they may be saved among the remnant of the true 
Israelites, and be made one fold under one shepherd, 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



Gospel, St. John xix. 1. — Epistle, Heb. x. 1. 



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Easter Day : Day of the Resurrection. 

O MERCIFUL God, by whose power thy Son 
Jesus Christ hath overcome death, and opened 
unto us the gates of everlasting life ; grant that we 
thy servants, having this hope, may purify ourselves 
even as he is pure ; and by continually mortifying 
our corrupt affections, may pass the grave and gate 
of death, to our joyful resurrection ; which we ask 
as disciples of him, who died, and was buried, and 
rose again for us, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Gospel, St. John xx. 1. — Epistle, Col. iii. 1. 

The First Sunday after Easter. 

ALMIGHTY Father, who hast given thine only 
Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for 
our justification ; grant us so to put away the leaven 
of malice and wickedness, that we may alway serve 
thee in pureness of living and truth, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John xx. 19. — Epistle, 1 St. John v. 4. 

The Second Sunday after Easter. 

ALMIGHTY Gocl, who hast given thine only 
Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and 
also an example of godly life ; give us grace, that 
we may always most thankfully receive this inesti- 
mable benefit, and daily endeavor ourselves to fol- 
low the blessed steps of his most holy life, through 
the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John x. 11.— Epistle, 1 St. Pet. ii. 19. 



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The Third Sunday after Easter. 

ALMIGHTY God, who showest to those who 
are in error, the light of thy truth, to the in- 
tent that they may return into the way of righteous- 
ness ; grant unto all those who are admitted into 
the fellowship of Christ's religion, that they may 
avoid those things that are contrary to their profes- 
sion, and follow all such things as are agreeable to 
the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John xvi. 16.— Epistle, 1 St. Pet. ii. 11 

The Fourth Sunday after Easter. 

ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order the 
unruly wills and affections of sinful men ; grant 
unto thy people, that they may love the thing which 
thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost 
promise ; that so among the sundry and manifold 
changes of the world, our hearts may surely there 
be fixed, where true joys are to be found, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John xvi. 5. — Epistle, St. James i. 17. 

The Fifth Sunday after Easter. 

OLORD, from whom all good things do come ; 
grant to us thy humble servants, that by thy 
holy inspiration we may think those things that are 
good, and by thy merciful guiding may perform 
the same, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John xvi. 23.— Epistle, St. James i. 22. 



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The Ascension Day. 

GKANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that 
like as we do believe thy only begotten Son 
our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the 
heavens, so we may also in heart and mind thither 
ascend, and with him continually dwell, who liveth 
to make intercession for us, at the right hand of 
God, for ever and ever. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Mark xvi. 14. — Epistle, Acts i. 1. 

The Sunday after Ascension Day. 

OGOD, the King of Glory, who hast exalted 
thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph 
unto thy kingdom in heaven ; we beseech thee leave 
us not comfortless ; but send to us thine Holy Spirit 
to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place 
whither our Saviour Christ is gone before, who 
liveth to make intercession for us at the ri^ht hand 
of God for ever and ever. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John xv. 26.— Epistle, 1 St. Pet. iv. 7. 

Whitsunday. Giving of the Holy Spirit. 

GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts 
of thy faithful people, by the sending to them 
the light of thy Holy Spirit ; grant us by the same 
Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and 
evermore to rejoice in thy holy comfort, through 
Christ Jesus our Saviour ; in whose name we ascribe 
unto thee all honor and glory now and for ever. 
Amen. 

Gospel, St. John. xiv. 15. — Epistle, Acts ii. 1. 



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THIRD SEASON. — SUMMER. 

The First Sunday after Whitsunday. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who bast 
given us thy servants grace, by the confession 
of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of thy 
eternal Godhead ; we beseech thee that thou 
wouldst keep us steadfast in this faith, and ever- 
more defend us from all adversities, who livest and 
reignest one God, world without end. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John iii. 1. — Epistle, Eev. iv. 1. 

The Second Sunday after Whitsunday. 

OGOD, the strength of all those who put their 
trust in thee ; mercifully accept our prayers ; 
and because, through the weakness of our mortal 
nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant 
us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy com- 
mandments, we may please thee both in will and 
deed, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke xyL 19.— Epistle, 1 St. John iv. 7. 

The Third Sunday after Whitsunday. 

OLORD, who never failest to help and govern 
those whom thou dost bring up in thy stead- 
fast fear and love ; keep us, we beseech thee, under 
the protection of thy good providence, and make us 
to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy name, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke xiv. 16. — Epistle, 1 St. John iii. 13. 
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The Fourth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

OLORD, we beseech thee mercifully to hear us, 
and grant that we, truly seeking thine aid., may 
by thy mighty power be defended, and by thy gra- 
cious mercy be comforted in all dangers and adver- 
sities, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke xv. 1.— Epistle, 1 St. Pet. v. 5 

The Fifth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

OGOD, the protector of all who trust in thee, 
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is 
holy ; increase and multiply upon us thy mercy, that 
thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass 
through things temporal, that we finally lose not the 
things eternal. Grant this, O heavenly Father, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke vi. 36. — Epistle, Koin. viii. 31. 

The Sixth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

GRANT, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the 
course of this world may be so peaceably or- 
dered by thy governance, that thy church may joy- 
fully serve thee in all godly quietness, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke v. 1.— Epistle, 1 St. Pet. iii. 8. 

The Seventh Sunday after Whitsunday. 

OGOD, who hast prepared for those who love 
thee, such good things as pass man's under- 



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standing, pour into our hearts such love toward 
thee, that we, loving thee above all things, may ob- 
tain thy promises, which exceed all that we can de- 
sire, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. v. 20.— Epistle, Eom. vi. 3. 

The Eighth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

LORD of all power and might, who art the au- 
thor and giver of all good things ; graft in our 
hearts the love of thy name, increase in us true re- 
ligion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great 
mercy keep us in the same, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Mark viii. 1.— Epistle, Eom. vi. 16. 

The Ninth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

OGOD, whose never failing providence ordereth 
all things both in heaven and earth ; we hum- 
bly beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful 
things, and to give us those things which be profita- 
ble for us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. vii. 15.— Epistle, Eom. viii. 12. 

The Tenth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

GRANT to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit 
to think and do always such things as be right- 
ful ; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good 
without thee, may by thee be enabled to live ac- 
cording to thy will, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke xvi. 1. — Epistle, Gal. vi. 1. 



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The Eleventh Sunday after Whitsunday. 

LET thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the 
prayers of thy humble servants ; and that they 
may obtain their petitions, make them to ask such 
things as shall please thee, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke xix. 41. — Epistle, 1 Cor. xii. 1. 

The Twelfth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

OGOD, who declarest thy almighty power 
chiefly in showing mercy and pity ; mercifully 
grant unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we, 
running the way of thy commandments, may obtain 
thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of thy 
heavenly treasure, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke xviii. 9. — Epistle, 1 Cor. xv. 1. 

The Thirteenth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art al- 
ways more ready to hear, than we are to pray, 
and art wont to give more than either we desire or 
deserve ; pour down upon us the abundance of thy 
mercy, forgiving us those things whereof our con- 
science is afraid, and giving us those good things 
which we are not worthy to ask, but through the 
mediation of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Mark vii. 31.— Epistle, 2 Cor. iii. 4. 



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The Fourteenth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

ALMIGHTY and merciful God, of whose only 
gift it conieth, that thy faithful people do unto 
thee true and laudable service ; grant, we beseech 
thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this 
life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly 
promises, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke x. 23.— Epistle, 1 Thess. v. 14. 

The Fifteenth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, give unto us 
the increase of faith, hope, and charity ; and 
that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, 
make us to love that which thou dost command, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke xvii. 11. — Epistle, 1 Cor. iii. 16. 

The Sixteenth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

KEEP, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy church 
with thy perpetual mercy; and because the 
frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us 
ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead 
us to all things profitable to our salvation, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. vi. 24.— Epistle, Eev. ii. 1. 

The Seventeenth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

OLORD, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity- 
cleanse and defend thy church ; and because it 



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cannot continue in safety without thy succor, pre- 
serve it evermore by thy help and goodness, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke vii. 11. — Epistle, Ephes. iii. 13. 



FOURTH SEASON. — AUTUMN. 

The Eighteenth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

LORD, we pray thee, that thy grace may be al- 
ways with us, to enlighten and purify, to de- 
fend and preserve us ; and make us continually to 
be given to all good works, through Jesus Christ oui 
Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Luke xiv. 1. — Epistle, Ephes. iv. 1. 

The Nineteenth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

LORD, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace 
to withstand the temptations of the world with- 
out, and of evil passions within ; to make daily ad- 
vances in wisdom and goodness ; and with pure 
hearts and minds to follow thee, the only God, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. xxii. 34.— Epistle, 2 Cor. iv. 13. 

The Twentieth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

OGOD, forasmuch as without thee we are not 
able to please thee, mercifully grant that thy 
Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our 



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hearts ; that they may be cleansed from every thing 
which defileth, and always inclined to keep thy law, 
through our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. ix. 1.— Epistle, Ephes. iv. 17. 

The Twenty -first Sunday after Whitsunday. 

ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, of thy 
bountiful goodness, keep us, we beseech thee, 
from all things that may hurt us ; that we, being 
ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accom- 
plish those things that thou wouldest have done, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. xxii. 1.— Epistle, 2 St. Pet. i. 2. 

The Twenty-second Sunday after Whitsunday. 

RANT, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy 
X faithful people, pardon and peace ; that they 
may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee 
with a pure heart and a quiet mind, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John iv. 46.— Epistle, Ephes. vi. 10. 

The Twenty-third Sunday after Whitsunday. 

LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy household 
the church in continual godliness ; that through 
thy protection it may be free from all adversities, 
and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to 
the glory of thy name, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt, xviii. 21.— Epistle, Phil. i. 3. 



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The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

OGOD, our refuge and strength, who art the 
author of all godliness ; be ready, we beseech 
thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy church ; and 
grant that those things which we ask faithfully, we 
may obtain effectually, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. xxii. 15.— Epistle, St. Jucle 17. 

The Twenty-fifth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

OLOKD, we beseech thee, absolve thy people 
from their offences ; that through thy bounti- 
ful goodness we may all be delivered from the 
bands of those sins which by our frailty we have 
committed, and be brought into the glorious liberty 
of the children of God. Grant this, O heavenly 
Father, for thine infinite mercy's sake in Jesus 
Christ our Saviour. Amen. 

Gospel, St. Matt. ix. 18.— Epistle, Coloss. i. 3. 

The Twenty-sixth Sunday after Whitsunday. 

OLORD, we beseech thee to encourage the hearts 
of thy faithful people, that they, always rely- 
ing on thy power, and trusting in thy grace, may 
bring forth plenteously the fruit of good works, and 
of thee be plenteously rewarded, both in the world 
which now is, and that which is to come, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Gospel, St. John x. 22.— Epistle, Jer. xxiii. 5. 



THE DIVINE LAW. 



TO BE USED IN CHURCH OR SUNDAY-SCHOOL AT DISCRETION, 
AND TO BE READ IN FULL ON WHITSUNDAY. 



INTRODUCTORY SENTENCES. 

WITH RESPONSES. 

{One or more, at discretion.) 

BLESSED are the undefiled in the way, who walk 
in the law of the Lord. 

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies 

And that seek him with the whole heart. 

Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes ; and 
I shall keep it unto the end. 

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law ; 

Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into 
his courts with praise : be thankful unto him, and 
bless his name. 

For the Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting / 

And his truth endureth to all generations. 

God is a spirit : and they that worship him must 
worship him in spirit and in truth. 

For to be carnally minded is death : but to be spir- 
itually minded is life and peace. 



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I.— THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 

WITH RESPONSES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT, TO BE SAID OR SUNG. 

I. 

GOD spake these words and said : I am the Lord 
thy God ; thou shalt have no other gods but 

me. 

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Hosts : 
The whole earth is full of his glory. 

II. 

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, 
or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, 
or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the 
water under the earth : thou shalt not bow down 
thyself to them, nor serve them. 

To whom then will ye liken God ? 

Or what likeness will ye compare unto him ? 

III. 

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy 
God in vain : for the Lord will not hold him guilt- 
less that taketh his name in vain. 

Bless the Lord, O my soul : 

And all that is within me, bless His holy name. 

IY. 

Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six 
days shalt thou labor, and do all thy w^ork ; but the 
seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God : 
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Return unto thy vest, O my soul ! 

For the Lord hath dealt bountif ully with thee, 

V. 

Honor thy father and thy mother : that thy clays 
may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God 
giveth thee. 

Thy father and thy mother shall he glad, 
And she that bare thee shall rejoice. 

YI. 

Thou shalt not kill. 

Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, 
Wasting nor destruction within thy borders. 

YIL 

Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the 
heart : 

The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlighten- 
ing the eyes. 

YIII. 

Thou" shalt not steal. 

But the path of the just is as the shining light, 
That shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 

IX. 

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy 
neighbor. 

The Up of truth shall be established for ever : 
But a lying tongue is but for a moment. 



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X. 

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou 
shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-ser- 
vant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, 
nor any thing that is thy neighbor's. 

Order my steps in Thy Word : 

And let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 



Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold won- 
drous things out of thy law. 

Lord, have mercy upon us, 

And write all these thy laws in our hearts, 

We beseech thee. 

II. — THE COMMANDMENTS OF CHRIST. 

WITH RESPONSES FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT. 
I. 

THE first of all the commandments is, Hear, O 
Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord: and 
thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, 
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and 
with all thy strength. 

And this is life eternal, that they might know 
Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom 
thou hast sent. 

II. 

This is the first commandment ; and the second 
is like, namely this : Thou shalt love thy neighbor 
as thyself. There is none other commandment 
greater than these. 



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Beloved, let us love one another : for love is of 
God ; and every one that loveth is horn of God, and 
hnotveth God. 

in. 

I am the light of the world : he that followeth 
me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the 
light of life. 

Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 
III. — LAW OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 

ESPECIALLY FOR WHITSUNDAY. 
I. 

IF ye love me, keep my commandments. And I 
will pray the Father, and He shall give you 
another Comforter, that he may abide with you for 
ever ; even the Spirit of truth ; whom the world 
cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither 
knoweth him ; but ye know him ; for he dwelleth 
with you, and shall be in you. 

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suf- 
fering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temper- 
ance. 

II. 

If a man love me, he will keep my words : and 
my Father will love him, and we will come unto 
him, and make our abode with him. He that lov- 
eth me not keepeth not my sayings : and the word 
which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's that 
sent me. 

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they 
are the sons of God. 



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III. 

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing 
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost : teaching them to observe all 
things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo ! 
I am with yon alway, even unto the end of the 
world. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, he 
with us all. Amen. 



OFFERINGS OF CHARITY. 





To be used with responses from the organ or choir when 
the contributions of the people for the poor, or for any 
charity, are taken up. 

LET your light so shine before men, that they 
may see your good works, and glorify your 
Father who is in heaven. St. Matt. v. 16. 

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, 
where moth and rust do corrupt, and where thieves 
break through and steal ; but lay up for yourselves 
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust 
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break 
through nor steal. St. Matt, vi. 19, 20. 

Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto 
you, even so do unto them ; for this is the law and 
the prophets. St. Matt. vii. 12. 

Not every one who saith unto me, Lord, Lord, 
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he 
who doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. 
St. Matt. vii. 21. 

He who soweth little shall reap little ; and he 
who soweth plenteously, shall reap plenteously. Let 
every man do according as he is disposed in his 
heart; not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God 
loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7. 

While we have time let us do good unto all men, 



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and especially unto those who are of the household 
of faith. Gal. vi. 10. 

Godliness is great riches, if a man be content with 
that he hath ; for we brought nothing into the 
world, neither may we cany any thing out. 1 Tim. 
vi. 6, 7. 

Charge those who are rich in this world, that they 
be ready to give, and glad to distribute ; laying up 
in store for themselves a good foundation against 
the time to come, that they may attain eternal life. 
1 Tim. vi. 17, 18, 19. 

God is not unrighteous, that he will forget your 
works and labor that proceedeth of love, which ye 
have showed for his name's sake, who have minis- 
tered unto the saints, and yet do minister. Heb. vi. 
10. 

To do good, and to distribute, forget not ; for with 
such sacrifices God is well pleased. Heb. xiii. 16. 

Whoso hath this world's good and seeth his bro- 
ther have need, and shutteth up his compassion from 
him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? 1 St, 
John iii. 17. 

Give alms of thy goods, and never turn thy face 
from any poor man ; and then the face of the Lord 
shall not be turned away from thee. Tob. iv. 7. 

Be merciful after thy power. If thou hast much, 
give plenteously ; if thou hast little, do thy dili- 
gence gladly to give of that little ; for so gatherest 
thou thyself a good reward in the day of necessity. 
Tob. iv. 8, 9. 

He who hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto 
the Lord ; and look, what he layeth out, it shall be 
paid him again. Prov. xix. 17. 



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Blessed is the man who provideth for the sick 
and needy ; the Lord shall deliver him in the time 
of trouble. Psal. xli. 1. 

I have shown you how that ye ought to support 
the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord 
Jesus, how he said, it is more blessed to give than 
to receive. Acts xx. 35. 

Blessed are the merciful ! for they shall obtain 
mercy. St. Matt. v. 7. 

Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done 
it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye 
have done it unto me. St. Matt. xxv. 46. 

God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love, dwell- 
eth in God, and God in him. 2 St. John iv. 16. 

By this shall all men know that ye are my disci- 
ples, if ye have love to one another. St. John 
xiii. 35. 



THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE 
LORD'S SUPPER; 

OR HOLY COMMUNION. 

This Service may ~be preceded by reading the Command- 
ments and Offertory. The Minister may then proceed 
as follows, with the Introduction • or he may read the 
Eucharistic Litany / or he may speak such words of 
exhortation or prayer as may be fitting, instead of the 
Introduction. 

INTRODUCTION. 
Let us pray for the whole church of Christ. 

ALMIGHTY and ever-living God, who by thy 
holy apostle hast taught us to make prayers 
and supplications, and to give thanks for all men ; 
we humbly beseech thee most mercifully [to accept 
oar alms, and oblations, and'] to receive these 
our prayers, which we offer unto thy Divine Ma- 
jesty; beseeching thee to inspire continually the 
universal church with the spirit of truth, unity, 
and concord ; and grant that all they who do con- 
fess the name of Christ may agree in the truth of 
thy holy Word, and live in unity and godly love. 
We beseech thee also to bless all Christian rulers 
and governors, and grant that all who are placed 
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minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness 
and vice, and to the maintenance of true religion 
and virtue. Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all 
Ministers of thy holy gospel, that they may, both 
by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and 
lively word, and rightly and duly administer thy 
holy ordinances. And to all thy people give thy 
heavenly grace ; and especially to this congregation 
here present ; that with meek heart and due rever- 
ence they may hear and receive thy holy Word, 
truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all 
the days of their life. And we most humbly be- 
seech thee of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and 
succor all those, who in this transitory life are in 
trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adver- 
sity. And we also bless thy holy name, for all thy 
servants departed this life in thy faith and fear ; 
beseeching thee to give us grace, so to follow their 
good examples, that with them we may be par- 
takers of thy heavenly kingdom. Grant this, O 
Father, for thine infinite mercy's sake, in Jesus 
Christ our Mediator and Advocate. Amen. 

Then the 'Minister, standing at the Table, may say to those 
who come to receive the holy Communion : 

YE who do truly and earnestly repent you of 
your sins, and are in love and charity with 
your neighbors, and intend to follow the command- 
ments of God, and walk from henceforth in his 
holy ways ; draw near with faith and take this holy 
ordinance to your comfort ; and make your humble 
confession to Almighty God, saying with me ; — 



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Then may this General Confession be made by the Minis- 
ter and People : 

ALMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men ; 
We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins, 
Which we from time to time most grievously have 
committed, by thought, word, and deed, against 
thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy 
wrath and indignation against us. We do earn- 
estly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our 
misdoings ; The remembrance of which is grievous 
unto us. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon 
us, most merciful Father. In the name of thy Son 
our Lord Jesus Christ, we beseech thee to forgive 
us all that is past ; And grant that we may ever 
hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, 
To thy honor and glory, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of 
thy great mercy hast promised forgiveness of 
sins to all those who with hearty repentance, and 
true faith turn unto thee ; have mercy upon us, par- 
don and deliver us from all our sins, confirm and 
strengthen us in all goodness, and bring us to ever- 
lasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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COMMUNION. 

Then the Minister, standing at the Table, may say : 

HEAR what comfortable words our Saviour 
Christ saith unto all who truly turn to him, — 

Come unto me, all ye who labor and are heavy 
laden, and I will give you rest. 

So God loved the world, that he gave his only 
begotten Son, to the end that all who believe in 
him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

Hear also what St. Paul saith, — 

This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to 
be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world 
to save sinners. 

Hear also what St. John saith, — 

If any man sin, we have an advocate with the 
Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the 
propitiation for our sins. 

Lift up your hearts. 

Ans. We lift them up unto the Lord. 

Min. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. 

Ans. It is meet and right so to do. 

Min. It is very meet, right, and our bounden 
duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, 
give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Al- 
mighty, Everlasting God. 

Here may follow the proper Preface, if there be any spe- 
cially appointed; or else immediately may follow — 



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THEREFORE with Angels, and Archangels, and 
with all the company of heaven, we laud and 
magnify thy glorious name ; evermore praising thee, 
and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, 
heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be 
to thee, O Lord, most high. Amen. 

PROPER PREFACES. 

Upon Christmas Day. 

BECAUSE thou didst send thy Son into the 
world, that the world through him might be 
saved. Therefore with Angels, &c. 

Upon Easter Day. 

BUT chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the 
glorious resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord ; for he was offered for us, and is the 
Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the 
world ; who by his death hath destroyed death, 
and by his rising to life again hath restored to us 
everlasting life. Therefore with Angels, &c. 

Upon Ascension Day. 

THROUGH thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord ; who, after his most glorious 
resurrection, manifestly appeared to all his Apos- 
tles, and in their sight ascended up into heaven to 
prepare a place for us; that where he is, thither 
we might also ascend, and reign with him in glory. 
Therefore with Angels, &c. 



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Upon Whitsunday. 

THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord ; according 
to whose most true promise, thy Holy Spirit 
was poured forth upon the Apostles, to teach them, 
and to lead them to all truth ; giving them both 
the gift of divers languages, and also boldness, with 
fervent zeal, constantly to preach the gospel unto 
all nations, whereby we have been brought out of 
darkness and error into the clear light and true 
knowledge of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ. 
Therefore with Angels, &c. 

Then may the Minister say in the name of all them who 
shall receive the Communion, this Prayer following : 

WE do not presume to come to this thy table, 
O merciful Lord, trusting in our own right- 
eousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. 
We are not worthy so much as to gather up the 
crumbs under thy table, but thou art the same 
Lord, whose property is always to have mercy ; 
grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to partake of 
this holy ordinance, that our minds may be im- 
pressed with gratitude to thy dear Son Jesus Christ, 
and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in 
us. Amen. 

Then the Minister, standing at the Tahle, shall read the 
following account of the Institution, from 1 Cor. xi. 
23, 26. 

THE Lord Jesus, the same night that he was 
betrayed, took bread ; and when he had given 
thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat ; this is my 



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body, which is broken for you ; this do in remem- 
brance of me. After the same manner, also, he 
took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This 
cup is the new testament in my blood ; this do ye, 
as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this 
cup, ye do show T the Lord's death till he come. 

WHEEEFOKE, O Lord and heavenly Father, 
according to the institution of thy dearly 
beloved Son, we, thy humble servants, do celebrate 
and make here before Thee, with these thy gifts, 
which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy 
Son hath commanded us to make ; having in re- 
membrance his blessed passion and precious death, 
and glorious rising; rendering unto thee most hearty 
thanks for the innumerable benefits procured unto 
us by the same. And we most humbly beseech 
thee, O merciful Father, to hear us ; and, of thy al- 
mighty goodness, vouchsafe to bless and sanctify 
unto us, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, these thy 
gifts and creatures of bread and wine ; that we, re- 
ceiving them in remembrance of thy Son, may be 
partakers of his most blessed Life. And we ear- 
nestly desire thy fatherly goodness, mercifully to 
accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; 
most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that, through 
faith in him, we, and all thy whole Church, may 
obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits 
of his work. And here we offer and present unto 
thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be 
a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee ; 
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who shall be partakers of this Holy Communion, 
may be filled with thy grace and heavenly benedic- 
tion, and made one body with thy Sou, that he may 
dwell in them, and they in him. And although we 
are unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer 
unto thee any sacrifice ; yet we beseech thee to ac- 
cept this our bounden duty and service ; not weigh- 
ing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord ; by whom, in the unity of 
the Holy Ghost, all honor and glory be unto thee, 
O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister first receive the Communion in 
both kinds himself, and proceed to deliver the same to 
the People. And when he delivereth the Bread, he 
shall say : 

TAKE and eat this in remembrance that Christ 
died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by 
faith, with thanksgiving. 

And the Minister who delivereth the Cup shall say : 

DRINK this in remembrance that Christ's Blood 
was shed for thee, and be thankful. 

When all have received the Communion, a Psalm or Hymn 
may be sung ; and this ended, the following prayers 
Quay be said. 

OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy 
Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day 
our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As 
we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead 
us not into temptation ; But deliver us fi om evil : 



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For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

After may he said as followeth : 

ALMIGHTY and ever-living God, we most heart- 
ily thank thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe 
to feed us with spiritual food through thy Son our 
Saviour Jesus Christ ; and dost assure us thereby of 
thy favor and goodness towards us ; and dost call 
us to be very members incorporate in the spiritual 
body of thy Son, which is the blessed company of 
all faithful people; and to be also heirs through 
hope of thy everlasting kingdom. And we most 
humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to as- 
sist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that 
holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou 
hast prepared for us to walk in ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord, through whom, to thee be all honor 
and glory, world without end. Amen. 

Then may he said or sung, all standing, Gloria in excelsis ; 
or some proper Hymn from the Selection. 

GLOHY be to God on high, and on earth peace, 
good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless 
thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks 
to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly 
King, God the Father Almighty. O Gocl, through 
thy only begotten Son Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, 
Son of the Father, who taketh away the sins of the 
world, have mercy upon us. Through him that 
taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy upon 
us. Through him that taketh away the sins of the 
world, receive our prayer. Tnrough him that sit- 



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tetli at the right hand of God our Father, have 
mercy upon us. 

For thou only art holy ; thou only art the Lord ; 
thou only, in Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most 
high in thy glory, O God our Father. Amen. 

BENEDICTION. 

THE peace of God, which passeth all understand- 
ing, keep your hearts and minds in the knowl- 
edge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord: and the blessing of God Almighty, be 
amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. 

Collects that may he said after the Collects of Morning or 
Evening Prayer \ or Communion, at the discretion of the 
Minister. 

ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our sup- 
plications and prayers, and dispose the way of 
thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting 
salvation ; that, among all the changes and chances 
of this mortal life, they may ever be defended by 
thy most gracious and ready help ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that 
the words which we have heard this day with 
our outward ears, may, through thy grace, be so 
grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring 
forth in us "the fruit of good living, to the honor and 
praise of thy Name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

DIRECT us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy 
most gracious favor, and further us with thy 



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continual help ; that in all our works begun, con- 
tinued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy 
Name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting 
life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, 
who knowest our necessities before we ask, 
and our ignorance in asking ; We beseech thee to 
have compassion upon our infirmities ; and those 
things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and 
for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give 
us, through thy mercy in thy Son Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to hear 
the petitions of those who ask in thy Son's 
Name ; We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine 
ears to us who have now made our prayers and sup- 
plications unto thee ; and grant, that those things 
which we have faithfully asked according to thy 
will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our 
necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



THE BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 



There should he for every child two or three sponsors, who 
may most properly he Parents or nearest Relations. 

Minister. 

DEARLY beloved, Remember that the promise 
is unto you and to your children, and to all 
that are afar off, even as many as the Lord your 
God shall call : 

Wherefore, hear the words of our Saviour Christ 
to his Apostles : 

Go ye, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing 
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost. 

Hear what he saith in another place : 
Surfer the little children to come unto me and 
forbid them not ; for of such is the kingdom of God. 
And yet in another place : 

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little 
ones ; for I say unto you, that in heaven their an- 
gels do always behold the face of my Father which 
is in heaven. 

Hear also what St. Peter saith : 

The baptism which saveth us, is not the putting 
away the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good 
conscience toward God. 



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Then the Minister may make this brief Exhortation upon 
the words of the Gospel. 

T)ELOVED, y e [ n this Gospel the words of 
JU our Saviour Christ, that he commanded the 
children to be brought unto him ; how he blamed 
those who would have kept them from him ; how 
he exhorteth all men to follow their innocency. Ye 
perceive how, by his outward gesture and deed, he 
declared his good will toward them ; for he embraced 
them in his arms, he laid his hands upon them, and 
blessed them. Doubt ye not, therefore, but earnest- 
ly believe, that God will likewise favorably receive 
this present Infant ; that he will embrace him with 
the arms of his mercy ; that he will give unto Mm 
the blessing of eternal life, and make him partaker 
of his everlasting kingdom. 

Wherefore, we being thus persuaded of the good 
will of our heavenly Father towards this Infant, 
declared by his Son Jesus Christ; and nothing 
doubting but that he favorably alloweth this char- . 
itable work of ours in bringing this Infant to his 
holy Baptism : let us faithfully and devoutly give 
thanks unto him, and say, 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, heavenly 
Father, we give thee humble thanks, that thou 
hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy 
grace, and faith in thee : Increase this knowledge, 
and confirm this faith in us evermore. Give thy 
Holy Spirit to this Infant, that he may be ever thy 
child, and live as an heir of everlasting salvation; 
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 



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Then shall the Minister speak unto the Sponsors on this 

wise. 

DEARLY beloved, ye have brought this child 
here to be baptized; I demand therefore, Will 
ye faithfully and earnestly exhort this child to live 
above the hurtful vanities, evil desires, and carnal 
passions of this world, and bring him up in the nur- 
ture and admonition of the Lord \ 
Ans. I will. 

Min. Will ye instruct him in the gospel of our 
Lord Jesus Christ? 
Ans. I will. 

Min. Will ye exhort him to keep God's holy will 
and commandments, and to walk in the same all the 
days of his life ? 

Ans. I will. 

Then shall the Minister take the Child into his hands, and 
say to the Sponsors, 

Name this child. 

Then naming it after them, and either dipping it in the 
water, or sprinkling water upon it, he shall say, 

I BAPTIZE thee in the name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 

Min. Let us pray. 

ALMIGHTY and ever blessed God, by whose 
providence the different generations of man- 
kind are raised up to know thee, and to enjoy thy 
favor §ov ever ; grant that this child, now dedicated 
to thee by our office and ministry, may be endued 



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with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly saved 
through thy mercy, who dost live and govern all 
things, world without end. We beseech thee to 
enable thy servants who are intrusted with the care 
of this child, to perform their duty faithfully ; give 
them wisdom to be his defence against the tempta- 
tions incident to childhood and youth ; and as lie 
grows up in life, graciously assist them to enlarge 
his understanding and to open his heart to the im- 
pressions of religion and virtue. This our petition 
we humbly present in the name of Jesus Christ our 
Mediator and Redeemer. Amen. 

WE give thee humble thanks, O heavenly Father, 
that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the 
knowledge of thy grace, and faith in thee ; increase 
this knowledge, and confirm this faith in us ever- 
more, that we may be enabled to mortify all our 
evil and corrupt affections, and daily to proceed in 
all virtue and godliness of living, till we come to 
that eternal kingdom, which thou hast promised by 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

NOW unto him who is able to keep us from fall- 
ing, and to present us faultless before the pres- 
ence of his glory, with exceeding joy, to the only 
wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, domin- 
ion and power, through Jesus Christ, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 



BAPTISM OP THOSE WHO ARB OP 
RIPER TEARS. 



The Minister may begin the Service with the following 
Observations, relating to the Appointment and Use of 
Baptism. 

OUR blessed Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, hav- 
ing himself published his religion for the salva- 
tion of the world, to the Jewish nation, commissioned 
his apostles to complete the work he had begun, by 
preaching his gospel to all nations. 

All power, said he, is given unto me in heaven 
and in earth. Go ye, therefore, and make disciples 
of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; 
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I 
have commanded you ; and lo, I am with you alway, 
even unto the end of the world. 

By this direction of our Saviour, all persons are 
to be acknowledged as members of his church, by 
baptism in the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost. They are then consecrated 
to the divine service, in that religion which came 
from God the Father, was published to the world 
by his Son, and confirmed by the oj3erations of his 
Holy Spirit. 

Then may the Minister say : 
Let us pray. 



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ALMIGHTY and immortal God, the aid of all 
who need, the helper of all who flee to thee 
for succor, the life of those who believe, and the 
resurrection of the dead : We call upon thee for 
these Persons, that they, coming to thy holy Bap- 
tism, may receive thy Holy Spirit, and live as thy 
children evermore. Receive them, O Lord, as thou 
hast promised by thy well-beloved Son, saying, Ask, 
and ye shall receive ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, 
and it shall be opened unto you. So give now unto us 
who ask ; let us who seek, find ; open the gate unto 
us who knock ; that these Persons may enjoy the 
everlasting benediction of thy heavenly washing, and 
may come to the eternal kingdom which thou hast 
promised by Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister say to the Person desiring to he 

baptized, 

OUR Lord Jesus commanded, that all persons 
baptized should be instructed in his holy gos- 
pel. You, in the profession of the Christian faith, 
present yourself to be baptized according to his in- 
stitution. Do you now promise, that you will re- 
ceive the instructions of the Christian religion, and 
govern your faith and practice by its doctrines and 
laws ? 

Ans. This I now promise, and, by the help of 
God, will endeavor to perform. 

The Minister shall then baptize the Person, saying, 

I BAPTIZE thee in the name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
Mm. Let us pray. 



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ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, regard in mercy the prayers of thy 
people ; and bless thy servant, who hath now been 
acknowledged as a member of the Christian church, 
by baptism. Incline Ids heart to receive with all 
readiness the doctrines and instructions of Christ, 
and to submit faithfully to the authority of his laws. 
Give him strength to triumph over the temptations 
of vice, and to be steadfast in the practice of that 
holiness which baptism is designed to represent; 
that, living as becometh a good and faithful member 
of the Christian church here on earth, he may at 
length partake in heaven of that eternal kingdom 
which thou hast revealed to us by Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

WE give thee humble thanks, O heavenly Fa- 
ther, that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to 
the knowledge of thy grace, and faith in thee ; in- 
crease this knowledge, and confirm this faith in us 
evermore, that we may be enabled to mortify all our 
evil and corrupt affections, and daily to proceed in 
all virtue and godliness of living, till we come to that 
eternal kingdom, which thou hast promised by Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

NOW unto him who is able to keep us from fall- 
ing, and to present us faultless before the 
presence of his glory, with exceeding joy, to the only 
wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, domin- 
ion and power, through Jesus Christ, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 



A CATECHISM 



TO BE LEARNED BY EVERY YOUNG PERSON. 



Question. What is your name ? 

Answer. M. or N. 

Question, Who gave you this name ? 

Answer. My parents, when I was baptized, or 
dedicated to a Christian life. 

Question. What did they then desire and pray 
for you ? 

Answer. That I might be a member of Christ's 
kingdom ; that I might receive him and love him 
as my Saviour ; follow him as my example, and obey 
him as my divine teacher, and partake of his blessed 
spirit. 

Question. Do you wish to confirm their prayers 
for you ? 

Answer. Yes ; and I trust to be able by God's 
blessing so to do. 

Question. What are the great truths of the Chris- 
tian religion ? 

Ansioer. That there is one God the Father Al- 
mighty, the maker of all things : 

That God reveals himself to men by his Word and 
Spirit, and that in Jesus Christ his Word dwelt with 
men, and through him the Holy Spirit was given : 

That Jesus Christ is the true Teacher, Example, 



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and Saviour of men, and by his life, sufferings, death, 
resurrection, and heavenly powers, wrought out the 
salvation of men : 

That he preached the gospel of forgiveness of sin, 
established a Spiritual Kingdom, or Church, on 
earth, revealed the resurrection from the dead, the 
certainty of judgment, and the life everlasting. 

Question. What is the name of the oldest of the 
Creeds in the Christian Church, and the one most 
generally used ? 

Answer. The Apostles' Creed. 

Question. Can you now repeat it as it was in the 
earliest known form, and as used in the middle of 
the second century % 

Answer. These are the words of the earliest form 
of the Apostle's Creed : 

I believe in God, the Father Almighty : 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: 
who was by the Holy Ghost born of the Virgin 
Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate ; was crucified 
and buried ; the third day he rose again from the 
dead ; he ascended into Heaven ; sitteth at the 
right hand of the Father: from thence he shall 
come to judge the living and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost : the Holy Church : 
the forgiveness of sins : the resurrection of the body. 
Amen. 

Question. Does the language " resurrection of the 
body" teach that these earthly bodies will be im- 
mortal ? 

Answer. It does not, for the Apostle Paul had 
declared to the whole church that there is a natural 
body and there is a spiritual body. 



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Question. Which are the ten commandments of 
the ancient law of Moses ? 
Answer. The following : 

1. Thou shalt have none other gods but me. 

2. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven 
images ; nor worship them. 

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy 
God in vain. 

4. Thou shalt remember the sabbath day to keep 
it holy. 

5. Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother. 

6. Thou shalt do no murder. 

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

8. Thou shalt not steal. 

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness' against thy 
neighbor. 

10. Thou shalt not covet any thing that is thy 
neighbor's. 

Question. What do you chiefly learn in these 
commandments % 

Answer. I learn my duty towards God, and my 
duty towards my neighbor. 

Question. Did our Lord Jesus Christ sanction 
these commandments in his gospel ? 

Answer. Yes. For he said, " the first and great 
commandment of the law is, Thou shalt love the 
Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy 
soul, and with all thy mind ; and the second is like 
unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 

And also all the duties enjoined in the other com- 
mandments he enforced in his holy teaching, and his 
perfect example. 



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Question. How will you be able to keep these 
laws ? 

Answer. By diligent attention and watchfulness 
not to do any thing which is forbidden ; and by 
prayer to God to help my weakness. 

Question. Can you repeat the Lord's Prayer ? 

Answer. Yes. Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy 
will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us 
this day our daily bread. And forgive us our tres- 
passes, As we forgive them that trespass against us. 
And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us 
from evil ; For thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

Question. What do you learn in this prayer ? 

Answer. That God is to be reverenced and 
adored and loved as my heavenly Father : that all 
things necessary for my life and comfort are his 
gift : that he will forgive my sins, if I forgive those 
who offend me : that he is able to save me and 
keep me from evil, when I am tempted to do 
wrong. 

Question. How many sacraments are there in the 
Church ? 

Answer. Two : Baptism and the Lord's Supper. 

Question. What means the word sacrament f 

Ansiver. An outward and visible sign of an in- 
ward and spiritual grace. 

Question. What is the outward sign in bap- 
tism \ 

Answer. Water, which is used either by dipping 
the person in it, or pouring or sprinkling it upon 
him; and the Minister at the same time saying, I 



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baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost ; or, I baptize thee in the name 
of Jesus Christ. 

Question. What inward grace does this outward 
sign represent ? 

Answer. A death unto sin, and a new spiritual 
birth unto righteousness. 

Question. What is required of persons to be bap- 
tized ? 

Answer. Repentance of all their sins, and faith 
in Christ as their Saviour. 

Question. Why then are infants baptized ? 

Answer. That their parents may bind themselves 
to train them up to a Christian life, and as children 
of God. 

Question. For what was the ordinance of the 
Lord's Supper ordained ? 

Ansioer. To be a continual remembrance of him ; 
of all he did and said ; of his sufferings, his death, 
his resurrection ; and of all the benefits which the 
world enjoys in the completion of his mission on 
earth. 

Question. What are the outward signs of this or- 
dinance ? 

Ansioer. Bread and wine. 

Question. What is the signification of these ele- 
ments ? 

Answer. They are to represent the body and 
blood of Christ ; and while we eat of them, we are 
in holy remembrance to feed upon the bread of lift! 
which he gives to the world ; i. e. we are to think 
devoutly of him, and in love to bind ourselves to 
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Spirit we may partake of bis life and grow up into 
him as our Head. 

Question. What ought all to do before coming 
to this supper % 

Answer. They ought seriously to examine them- 
selves : to repent of their sins ; and steadfastly to 
purpose to lead a new life ; to have a lively faith 
in God's mercy through Christ, with a thankful re- 
membrance of his death ; and to be in charity with 
all men. 

Question. What do you understand the Church 
of Christ to be ? 

Answer. The fellowship or society of all Chris- 
tians, visible or invisible. 

Question. What is the visible Church, and what 
is the invisible ? 

Answer. The visible Church consists of all who 
profess the name of Christ ; and the invisible 
Church consists of all who are at heart children 
of Cod, even the blessed company of all faithful 
people. 



ADMISSION TO THE COMMUNION, 

OR 

THE KITE OF COOTTKMATIOK 



Candidates for Confirmation, that is, admission into the 
communion of the Church, shall have first received the 
Sacrament of Baptism, if not in infancy, or at som.e 
subsequent period, then now. To any such person or 
persons presenting themselves, the Minister shall say, in 
the presence of the Congregation : 

T^O you believe in the Gospel of our Lord Jesus 
X-J Christ, as revealed and taught in the Scrip- 
tures of the New Testament ? Do you receive it as 
Divine, and accept it as the rule of life and the way 
of salvation? 
Ans. I do. 

Do you truly and earnestly desire, in presence of 
this congregation, to confirm the object which your 
parents devoutly coveted at your baptism ; and to 
secure which, they then solemnly bound themselves 
to instruct you in the knowledge of salvation, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord ? 

Ans. I do. 

Are you willing and desirous to become a member 
(members) of Christ's Church ; and, by your faitli 
and conversation, your loathing and avoidance of 
sin, your love and pursuit of all things holy, pure, 
and of good report, are you resolved, with the 



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blessing of God, and the aid of his Holy Spirit 
promised to all who truly seek it, to endeavor to 
live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present 
world, and thus adorn and commend your Christian 
confession ? 
Ans. I am. 

Then the Minister shall say in these words, or others of 
like import: 

DEARLY beloved : on this your open and vol- 
untary confession of Christ, we affectionately 
welcome you to the communion and fellowship of 
his Church on earth ; that by the right use of all 
its divinely appointed privileges and means, you 
may become prepared in God's own time for the 
Church triumphant above. Amen. 

Then, the person or persons kneeling, he shall say : 
Receive the blessing of the Church. 

And laying his hands on the head of each, he shall say: 

DEFEND, O Lord, this thy servant {these thy 
servants) with thy heavenly grace ; that he 
{she, or they) may continue thine for ever, and daily 
increase in thy Holy Spirit and truth more and 
more ; that so an abundant entrance may be admin- 
istered unto him {her, or them) into thine everlasting 
kingdom. Amen. 

Then shall he say : 

The Lord be with you. 
Ans. And with thy spirit. 



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Min. Let us pray. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who workest in 
us to will and to do, we make our supplications unto 
thee for these thy servants, whom thou hast called 
by thy grace to be partakers of the life and priv ; 
ileges of the Christian Church. Give unto them, O 
Lord, remission of sins. Strengthen them, we be- 
seech thee, with the Holy Ghost, and daily increase 
in them thy manifold gifts of grace, the spirit of 
wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and 
strength, of knowledge and true godliness. Let thy 
fatherly hand, we beseech thee, be always over 
them; let thy Holy Spirit be always with them; 
and so lead them in the knowledge and obedience 
of thy word, that they may obtain everlasting life. 
Almighty God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, 
sanctify, and govern both our hearts and our bodies 
in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy 
commandments, that through thy gracious protec- 
tion, here and ever, we may be preserved in body 
and soul, through our Lord and Saviour J esus Christ. 
Amen. 

BENEDICTION. 

THE blessing of God, the grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and the fellowship of the Spirit, be with 
you ever Amen. 



MATRIMONY. 



When the Persons to he married are assembled with their 
Friends, the Minister shall say : 

DEARLY beloved, we are gathered together here 
in the sight of God, and in the face of this 
congregation, to join together this man and this 
woman in matrimony ; which is an honorable estate 
instituted of God in the time of man's innocency ; 
which estate Christ adorned and beautified with his 
presence, and first miracle that he wrought in Can a 
of Galilee ; and is commended of St. Paul to be hon- 
orable among all men ; and therefore is not by any 
to be enterprised, or taken in hand, lightly or unad- 
visedly; but reverently, discreetly, soberly, and in 
the fear of God. 

And also, speaking to the Persons who are to he married, 
he shall say : 

I REQUIRE and charge you both, as ye will an- 
swer at the day of judgment, when the secrets 
of all hearts shall be disclosed, that if either of you 
know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully 
united in matrimony, ye do now confess it. For 
be ye well assured, that so many as are joined to- 
gether otherwise than God's word doth allow, are 
not joined together by God, neither is their matri- 
mony lawful. 



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If no impediment he alleged, then shall the Minister say 
unto the Man : 

M. Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded 
wife, to live together after God's ordinance, in the 
estate of matrimony ? Wilt thou love her, comfort 
her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, 
in sorrow and in joy ; and forsaking all other, keep 
thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live ? 

The Man shall answer, 
I will. 

Then shall the Minister say unto the Woman : 

JV. Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded 
husband, to live together after God's ordinance, in 
the estate of matrimony ? Wilt thou love him, com- 
fort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in 
health, in sorrow and in joy; and forsaking all other, 
keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall 
live ? 

The Woman shall answer, 
I will. 

Then shall the Minister say, 
Who giveth this woman to be married to this man ? 

Then the Minister, receiving the Woman, at her Father's 
or Friend's hands, shall cause the man with his rigid 
hand, to take the Woman by her right hand, and to say 
after him as followeth : 

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and to hold, from this day forward, for better for 
worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, 
to love and to cherish, till death us do part, accord- 
ing to God's holy ordinance, and the laws of the 
land. 

Then shall the Woman likewise say after the Minister : 

take thee, M., to my wedded husband, to have 
and to hold, from this day forward, for better for 
worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, 
to love and to cherish, till death us do part, accord- 
ing to God's holy ordinance, and the laws of the 
land. 

Then shall they loose their hands, and the Man shall give 
unto the Woman a Ring, putting it upon the fourth 
finger of her left hand. And the Man holding the Ring 
there, and taught by the Minister, shall say : 

WITH this ring I thee wed; and all my worldly 
goods I with thee hold, in the name of Al- 
mighty God. Amen. 

Then the Minister may say, 
Let us pray. 

O ETERNAL God, creator and preserver of all 
mankind, giver of all spiritual grace, the author 
of everlasting life ; send thy blessing upon these 
thy servants, whom we bless in thy name. Enable 
them to perform the covenant which they have now 
made in thy presence. May they seriously attend 
to the duties of the new relation in which they stand 



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to each other ; that it may not be to them a state 
of temptation and sorrow, but of holiness and com- 
fort ; may they live together in peace and love ; and 
wilt thou, the God of peace and love, be always with 
them, and lead them in the paths of innocence and 
virtue to eternal life; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister speak unto the People : 

FOKASMUCH as M. and N. have consented to- 
gether in wedlock, and have witnessed the same 
before God and this company, and thereto have en- 
gaged and pledged themselves to each other, and 
have declared the same, by giving and receiving a 
ring, and by joining hands ; I pronounce that they 
be Man and Wife; and those whom God hath join- 
ed together, let no man put asunder. 

Then may the Minister say, 
Let us pray. 

O MERCIFUL God and heavenly Father, who 
art the guide, the support, and the felicity of 
all who put their trust in thee ; Ave beseech thee to 
bless these thy servants, and give them grace to fear 
and serve thee all the days of their life. May their 
hearts be united in the closest bonds of love and 
purity ; may they be blessings and comforts to one 
another, sharers of each other's joys, consolers of 
each other's sorrows, and helpers to one another in 
all the changes of the world ; and grant that they 
may so faithfully discharge the duties which belong 
to the condition into which they have entered, that 



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they, and all who may be committed to their care, 
may meet together in that world of perfect felicity 
which thou hast revealed to us by Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Then shall he add this 

BLESSING. 

THE Lord God Almighty bless, preserve, and 
keep you ; the Lord mercifully with his favor 
look upon you, and fill you with all spiritual bene- 
diction and grace ; that ye may so live together in 
this life, that in the world to come ye may have life 
everlasting. Amen. 

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BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 



When the Procession is entering the Church, the Minister 
shall utter these Sentences. 

I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord ; 
he who believeth in me, though he were dead, 
yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believ- 
eth in me shall never die. St. John xi. 25, 26. 

I KNOW that my Eedeemer liveth, and that he 
shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. 
And though after my skin, worms destroy this body, 
yet in my flesh shall I see God. Job xix. 25, 26. 

WE brought nothing into this world, and it is 
certain that we can carry nothing out. The 
Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; blessed 
be the name of the Lord. 1 Tim. vi. 7 ; Job i. 21. 

Then shall he said the following Passages from the 39th 
and 90th Psalms. 

PSALM XXXIX. 

LORD, make me to know mine end, and the 
measure of my days, that I may know how 
frail I am. 

Behold thou hast made my days as it were a span 
long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of 
thee ; and verily every man living is altogether 
vanity. 



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For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquiet* 
eth himself in vain ; he heapeth up riches, and can- 
not tell who shall gather them. 

And now, Lord, what is my hope ? truly my hope 
is even in thee. 

I became dumb, and opened not my mouth ; for 
it was thy doing. 

But take thy plague away from me ; for I am 
consumed by the blow of thy heavy hand. 

When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for 
sin, thou makest his beauty to consume away, like 
as it were a moth fretting a garment ; surely every 
man is vanity. 

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears 
consider my calling; hold not thy peace at my 
tears. 

For I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, 
as all my fathers were. 

O spare me a little, that I may recover my 
strength, before I go hence, and be no more seen. 

PSALM XC. 

LOKD, thou hast been our refuge from one gen- 
eration to another. 
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever 
thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even 
from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 

Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest, Re- 
turn, ye children of men. 

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yes- 
terday when it is past, or a watch in the night. 
Thou earliest them away as with a flood ; they 



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are even as a sleep ; and fade away suddenly like 
the grass ; 

In the morning it is green, and groweth up ; but 
in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and with- 
ered. 

The days of our age are threescore years and ten ; 
and though men be so strong, that they come to 
fourscore years, yet is their strength then but labor 
and sorrow ; so soon passeth it away, and we are 
gone. 

So teach us to number our days, that we may ap- 
ply our hearts unto wisdom. 

Then may follow Selections from 1 Gov. xv. 

NOW is Christ risen from the dead, and become 
the first-fruits of them that slept. For since 
by man came death, by man came also the resurrec- 
tion of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so 
in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man 
in his own order : Christ the first-fruits ; afterward 
they that are Christ's, at his coming. Then cometh 
the end, when he shall have delivered up the king- 
dom to God, even the Father ; when he shall have 
put down all rule, and all authority, and power. 
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under 
his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is 
death. For he hath put all things under his feet. 
But when he saith, all things are put under him, it 
is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all 
things under him. And when all things shall be 
subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself 
be subject unto Him that put all things under him. 
But some man will say, How are the dead raised 



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up ? and with what body do they come ? Thou 
fool ! that which thou sowest is not quickened, ex- 
cept it die. And that which thou sowest, thou sow- 
est not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it 
may chance of wheat, or of some other grain. But 
God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to 
every seed his own body. All flesh is not the same 
flesh ; but there is one kind of flesh of men, another 
flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 
There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial ; 
but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory 
of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of 
the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another 
glory of the stars ; for one star differeth from another 
star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the 
dead. It is sown in corruption ; it is raised in incor- 
ruption : it is sown in dishonor ; it is raised in glory : 
it is sown in weakness ; it is raised in power : it is 
sown a natural body ; it is raised a spiritual body. 
There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual 
body. And so it is written, The first man Adam 
was made a living soul ; the last Adam was made a 
quickening spirit. Howbeit, that was not first which 
is spiritual, but that which is natural ; and afterward 
that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, 
earthy : the second man is the Lord from heaven. 
As is the earthy, such are they that are earthy: and 
as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heav- 
enly. And as we have borne the image of the 
earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heaven- 
ly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood 
cannot inherit the kingdom of God ; neither doth 
corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I show 



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) 7 ou a mystery : we shall not all sleep, but we shall 
all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an 
eye, at the last trump : for the trumpet shall sound, 
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we 
shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on 
iucorruption, and this mortal must put on immortal- 
ity. So when this corruptible shall have put on in- 
corruption, and this mortal shall have put on im- 
mortality; then shall be brought to pass the saying 
that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 
O death, where is thy sting ? O grave, where is thy 
victory? The sting of death is sin ; and the strength 
of sin is the Law. But thanks be to God, which 
giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, 
unmovable, always abounding in the work of the 
Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not 
in vain in the Lord. 

Then the Minister, either at the Grave or in the body of 
the Church, shall say, 

MAN who is born of a woman, hath but a short 
time to live. He cometh up, and is cut down 
like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and 
never continueth in one stay. 

In the midst of life we are in death ; of whom 
may we seek for succor, but of thee, O Lord, who 
for our sins art justly displeased ? 

Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, 
O holy and most merciful Father, deliver us not into 
the bitter pains of eternal death. 

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; 
shut not thy merciful ears to our prayers ; but spare 



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us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and 
merciful Father, thou most worthy Judge eternal, 
suffer us not at our last hour, for any pains of death, 
to fall from thee. 

Then while the Earth shall he east upon the Body by some 
standing by, the Minister shall say : 

FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God 
to take unto himself the soul of our deceased 
brother, we therefore commit his body to the ground ; 
earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; looking 
for the general resurrection, when the earth and the 
sea shall give up their dead, and the corruptible 
bodies of those who sleep in Jesus shall be changed 
and made like unto his glorious body, according to 
the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue 
all things to himself. 

Then shall be said : 

I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, 
Write ; From henceforth blessed are the dead 
who die in the Lord ; even so saith the Spirit ; for 
they rest from their labors. 

At the Burial of a young Child, may be said instead of 
the above : 

I HEARD the voice of Jesus, saying, Suffer little 
children to come unto me, for of such is the 
kingdom of heaven. 

Then shall the Minister say any of the following Prayers, 
at his discretion : 

ALMIGHTY God, with whom do live the spirits 
of those who depart hence in the Lord ; and 



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with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are 
delivered from the burthen of the flesh, are in joy 
and felicity ; we give thee hearty thanks for the 
good examples of all those thy servants, who, having 
finished their course in faith, do now rest from their 
labors. And we beseech thee, that we, with all 
those who are departed in the true faith of thy holy 
name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss 
in thy heavenly and everlasting glory, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen, 

O MERCIFUL God, the Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the 
life ; in whom whosoever believeth shall live, though 
he die ; and whosoever liveth and believeth in him 
shall not die eternally ; who also hath taught us by 
his holy apostle, St. Paul, not to be sorry, as men 
without hope, for those who sleep in him ; we hum- 
bly beseech thee, O Father, to raise us from the 
death of sin unto the life of righteousness ; that 
when we shall depart this life, we may rest in him ; 
and that at the general resurrection in the last day, 
we may be found acceptable in thy sight, and 
receive that blessing which thy well-beloved Son 
shall then pronounce to all that love and fear thee, 
saying, Come, ye blessed children of my Father, 
receive the kingdom prepared for you from the 
beginning of the world. Grant this, we beseech 
thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ our 
Mediator and Redeemer. Amen. 

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the 
love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy 
Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. 



PSALMS 



The Minister will read the lines "beginning at the left, and 
the People will read the others in response. 



At the close of each Reading of the Psalms, shall be re- 
peated the following Doxology : 

1VT0W unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, 



Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for 
ever and ever. Amen. 



Blessed is the man 

That walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, 
Nor standeth in the way of sinners, 

Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 
But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; 

And in his law doth he meditate day and night. 
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of 
water, 

That bringeth forth his fruit in his season ; 
His leaf also shall not wither ; 

And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 




PSALM I. 



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The ungodly are not so: 

But are like the chaff which the wind driveth 

away. 

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judg- 
ment, 

Nor sinners in the congregation of the right- 
eous. 

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : 
But the ways of the ungodly shall perish. 

PSALM IV. 

Heae me when I call, O God of my righteousness : 
Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress ; 

Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 
O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory 
into shame ? 

How long will ye love vanity, and seek after 
falsehood ? 

But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is 
godly for himself : 

The Lord will hear when I call unto him. 
Stand in awe, and sin not : 

Commune with your own heart upon your bed, 
and be still. 
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, 

And put your trust in the Lord. 
There be many that say, Who will show us any 
good ? 

Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance 
upon us. 

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More than theirs when that their corn and their 
wine increased. 
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep : 

For thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. 

PSALM V. 

Give ear to my words, O Lord ; 

Consider my meditation. 
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and 
my God : 

For unto thee will I pray. 
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord ; 
In the morning will I direct my prayer unto 
thee, and will look up. 
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure iu wicked- 
ness : 

Neither shall evil dwell with thee. 
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight : 

Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 
Thou shalt destroy them that speak falsehood: 

The Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful 
man. 

But as for me, I will come into thy house in the 
* multitude of thy mercy : 

And in thy fear will I worship toward thy 
holy temple. 

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of 
mine enemies; 

Make thy way straight before my face. 
Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: 

Let them ever shout for joy, 



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PSALMS. 



Because thou defendest them: 

Let them also that love thy name be joyful in 
thee. 

For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous ; 

With favor wilt thou compass him as with a 
shield. 

PSALM VIII. 

O Lokd our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all 
the earth ! 

Who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou 
ordained strength, 

That thou mightest still the enemy and the 
avenger. 

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, 
The moon and the stars, which thou hast or- 
dained ; 

What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? 

And the son of man, that thou visitest him ? 
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, 

And hast crowned him with glory and honor. 
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works 
of thy hands ; 

Thou hast put all things under his feet : 
All sheep and oxen, 

Yea, and the beasts of the field ; 
The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea ; 

And whatsoever passeth through the paths of 
the seas. 
O Lord our Governor. 

How excellent is thy name in all the earth ! 



PSALMS. 



157 



PSALM XV. 

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? 

Who shall dwell in thy holy hill ? 
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteous- 
ness, 

And speaketh the truth in his heart. 
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth 
evil to his neighbor, 

ISTor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor, 
In whose eyes a vile person is contemned ; 
But he honoreth them that fear the Lord. 

He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth 
not. 

He that putteth not out his money to usury, 
Nor taketh reward against the innocent. 

He that doeth these things shall never be moved. 

PSALM XVI, 

Preserve me, O God : 

For in thee do I put my trust. 
O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art 
my Lord : 

My goodness is nothing without thee ; 
But in the saints that are in the earth, 

And in the excellent, in them is all my delight. 
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after 

another god : 
Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, 

Nor take up their names into my lips. 
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of 
my cup : 



158 



PSALMS. 



Thou maintainest my lot. 
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; 

Yea, I have a goodly heritage. 
I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel : 

My reins also instruct me in the night seasons. 
I have set the Lord always before me : 

Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be 
moved. 

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth y 

My flesh also shall rest in hope. 
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell ; 

Neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see 
corruption. 
Thou wilt show me the path of life : 
In thy presence is fulness of joy ; 

At thy right hand there are pleasures for ever- 
more. 



PSALM XVIII. 

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. 

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my 
deliverer ; 

My God, my strength, in whom I will trust ; 

• My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and 
my high tower. 
I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to bf 

praised : 

So shall I be saved from mine enemies. 
The sorrows of death compassed me, 

And the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 
The sorrows of hell compassed me about : 



PSALMS. 



159 



The snares of death prevented me. 
In my distress I called upon the Lord, 

And cried unto my God : 
He heard my voice out of his temple, 

And my cry came before him, even into his 
ears. 

Then the earth shook and trembled ; 
The foundations also of the hills moved 

And were shaken, because he was wroth. 
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, 
And fire out of his mouth devoured : 

Coals were kindled by it. 
He bowed the heavens also, and came down : 

And darkness was under his feet. 
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly ; 

Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 
He made darkness his secret place ; 
His pavilion round about him 

Were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. 
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful ; 

With an upright man thou wilt show thyself 
upright ; 

With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure ; 

And with the froward thou wilt show thyself 
froward. 

For thou wilt save the afflicted people ; 

But wilt bring down high looks. 
For thou wilt light my candle : 

The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. 
For by thee I have run through a troop : 

And by my God have I leaped over a wall. 
As for God, his way is perfect : 
The word of the Lord is tried : 



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PSALMS. 



He is a buckler to all those that trust in him. 
For who is God save the Lord ? 

Or who is a rock save our God ? 
It is God that girdeth rue with strength, 

And inaketh my way perfect. 
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation : 
And thy right hand hath holden me up, 

And thy gentleness hath made me great. 
Thou hast enlarged my steps uuder me, 

That my feet did not slip. 
The Lord liveth ; and blessed be my rock ; 

And let the God of my salvation be exalted. 
It is God that avengeth me, 

And subdueth the people under me. 
He delivereth me from mine enemies : 
Yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up 
against me : 

Thou hast delivered me from the violent man. 
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, 
among the heathen, 

And sing praises unto thy name. 



PSALM XIX. 

The heavens declare the glory of God ; 

And the firmament showeth his handywork. 
Day unto day uttereth speech, 

And night unto night showeth knowledge. 
There is no speech nor language, 

And their voice is not heard. 
Their line is gone out through all the earth, 

And their words to the end of the world. 



PSALMS. 



161 



111 them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, 

And rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 
His going forth is from the end of the heaven, 
And his circuit unto the ends of it : 

And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul : 

The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise 
the simple. 

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the 
heart : 

The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlight- 
ening the eyes. 
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever : 

The judgments of the Lord are true and right- 
eous altogether : 
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than 
much fine gold : 

Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 
Moreover, by them is thy servant warned : 

And in keeping of them there is great reward. 
Who can understand his errors ? 

Cleanse thou me from secret faults. 
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins ; 
Let them not have dominion over me : then shall I 
be upright. 

And I shall be innocent from the great trans- 
gression. 
Let the words of my mouth, 

And the meditation of my heart, 
Be acceptable in thy sight, 

O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. 



162 



PSALMS. 



PSALM XXII 

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 

Why art thou so far from helping me, and from 
the words of my complaining? 

0 my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou nearest 
not ; 

And in the night season, and am not silent. 
But thou art holy, 

O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 
Our fathers trusted in thee : 

They trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 
They cried unto thee, and were delivered : 

They trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 
But I am a worm, and no man ; 

A reproach of men, and despised of the people. 
All they that see me laugh me to scorn ; 

They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, 
saying, 

He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him : 
Let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. 

The assembly of the wicked have inclosed me : 
They pierced my hands and my feet. 

1 may tell all my bones : 

They look and stare upon me. 
They part my garments among them, 

And cast lots upon my vesture. 
But be not thou far from me, O Lord : 

O my strength, haste thee to help me. 
Deliver my soul from the sword ; 

My darling from the power of the dog. 
Save me from the lion's mouth : 



PSALMS, 



163 



For thou hast heard me from the horns of the 
unicorns. 

I will declare thy name unto my brethren : 

In the midst of the congregation will I praise 
thee. 

Ye that fear the Lord, praise him ; 
All ye the seed of J acob, glorify him ; 

And fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. 
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction 

of the afflicted ; 
Neither hath he hid his face from him ; 

But when he cried unto him, he heard. 
My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation : 

I will pay my vows before them that fear him. 
The meek shall eat and be satisfied : 
They shall praise the Lord that seek him : 

Your heart shall live forever. 
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn 
unto the Lord : 

And all the kindreds of the nations shall wor- 
ship before thee. 
For the kingdom is the Lord's: 

And he is the governor among the nations. 
A seed shall serve him ; 

It shall be accounted to the Lord for a genera- 
tion. 

They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness 
Unto a people that shall be born that he hath 
done this. 



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PSALMS. 



PSALM XXIII. 

The Lord is my shepherd ; 

I shall not want. 
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: 

He leadeth me beside the still waters. 
He restoreth my soul, 

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for 
his name's sake. 
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 

shadow of death, 
I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; 

Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of 
mine enemies : 

Thou anointest my head with oil ; my cup run- 
neth over. 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the 
days of my life : 

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for 
ever. 

PSALM XXIY. 

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof ; 

The world, and they that dwell therein. 
For he hath founded it upon the seas, 

And established it upon the floods. 
Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? 

Or who shall stand in his holy place? 
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; 

Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, 
nor sworn deceitfully. 



PSALMS. 



165 



He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, 

And righteousness from the God of his sal- 
vation. 

This is the generation of them that seek him, 

That seek thy face, O Jacob. 
Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; 
And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors ; 

And the King of glory shall come in. 
Who is this King of glory ? 
The Lord strong and mighty, 

The Lord mighty in battle. 
Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; 
Even lift them up, ye everlasting doors : 

And the King of glory shall come in. 
Who is this King of glory ? 
The Lord of hosts, 

He is the King of gloiy. 

PSALM XXV. 

Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

O my God, I trust in thee : let me not be ashamed, 

Let not mine enemies triumph over me. 
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed : 

Let them be ashamed which transgress without 
cause. 

Show me thy ways, O Lord ; 

Teach me thy paths. 
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me : 
For thou art the God of my salvation ; 

On thee do I wait all the day. 
Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy 
loving-kindnesses ; 



166 



PSALMS. 



For they have been ever of old. 
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my trans- 
gressions : 

According to thy mercy remember thou me, 

For thy goodness' sake, O Lord. 
Good and upright is the Lord : 

Therefore will he teach sinners in the way. 
The meek will he guide in judgment : 

And the meek will he teach his way. 
All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth 

Unto such as keep his covenant and his testi- 
monies. 

For thy name's sake, O Lord, 

Pardon mine iniquity ; for it is great. 

What man is he that feareth the Lord ? 

Him shall he teach in the way that he shall 
choose. 

His soul shall dwell at ease ; 

And his seed shall inherit the earth. 
The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him ; 

And he will show them his covenant. 
Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord ; 

For he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me ; 

For I am desolate and afflicted. 
The troubles of my heart are enlarged : 

O bring thou me out of my distresses. 
Look upon mine affliction and my pain ; 

And forgive all my sins. 
Consider mine enemies ; for they are many ; 

And they hate me with cruel hatred. 
O keep my soul, and deliver me : 

Let me not be ashamed ; for I put my trust in thee. 



PSALMS. 



167 



Let integrity and uprightness preserve me ; 

For I wait on thee. 
Redeem Israel, O God, 

Out of all his troubles. 



PSALM XXVII. 

The Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom 
shall I fear % 

The Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom 
shall I be afraid ? 
Though an host should encamp against me, 

My heart shall not fear : 
Though war should rise against me, 

In this will I be confident. 
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I 
seek after ; 

That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all 
the days of my life, 
To behold the beauty of the Lord, 
And to inquire in his temple. 
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his 
pavilion : 

In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me ; 

He shall set me up upon a rock. 
Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of 

joy; 

I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the 
Lord. 

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice : 

Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 
When thou saidst, seek ye my face ; 



168 



PSALMS. 



My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will 
I seek. 

Hide not thy face far from me ; 

Put not thy servant away in anger ; 
Thou hast been nry help ; 

Leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of 
my salvation. 
When my father and my mother forsake me, 

Then the Lord will take me up. 
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the good- 
ness of the Lord. 

In the land of the living. 
Wait on the Lord : 

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine 
heart : 

Wait, I say, on the Lord. 

PSALM XXIX. 

Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, 

Give unto the Lord glory and strength. 
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name ; 

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters : 
The God of glory thundereth : 

The Lord is upon many waters. 
The voice of the Lord is powerful ; 

The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 
The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars ; 

Yes, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. 
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; 

Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. 
The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire. 



PSALMS. 



169 



The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness ; 

The Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 
The Lord sitteth upon the flood ; 

Yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever. 
The Lord will give strength unto his people ; 

The Lord will bless his people with peace. 

PSALM XXX. 

I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted 
me up, 

And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 
O Lord my God, 

I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 

0 Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the 
grave : 

Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go 
down to the pit : 
Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, 

And give thanks at the remembrance of his 
holiness. 

For his anger endureth but a moment ; in his favor 
is life : 

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh 
in the morning. 
And in my prosperity I said, 
I shall never be moved. 
Lord, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain 
to stand strong : 

Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 

1 cried to thee, O Lord ; 

And unto the Lord I made supplication. 

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170 



PSALMS. 



What profit is there in my blood, when I go down 
to the pit i 

Shall the dust praise thee ? shall it declare thy 
truth ? 

Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me : 

Lord, be thou my helper. 
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing : 
Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me 
with gladness ; 
To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee ? 
and not be silent. 

O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee 
for ever. 

PSALM XXXI. 

Ik thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ; 
Let me never be ashamed : 

Deliver me in thy righteousness. 
Bow down thine ear to me ; deliver me speedily : 
Be thou my strong rock, 

For an house of defence to save me. 
For thou art my rock and my fortress ; 

Therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and 
guide me. 

Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily 
for me : 

For thou art my strength. 
Into thine hand I commit my spirit : 

Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. 
I have hated them that regard lying vanities : 

But I trust in the Lord. 
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy : 



PSALMS. 



171 



For thou hast considered my trouble ; 

Thou hast known my soul in adversities ; 
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid 
up for them that fear thee ; 

Which thou hast wrought for them that trust 
in thee before the sons of men ! 
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence 
from the pride of man : 

Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion 
from the strife of tongues. 
Blessed be the Lord : 

For he hath showed me his marvellous kind- 
ness in a strong city. 
For I said in my haste, 

I am cut off from before thine eyes : 
Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my suppli- 
cations 

When I cried unto thee. 
O love the Lord, all ye his saints: 
For the Lord preserveth the faithful, 

And plentifully rewardeth the proud-doer. 
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your 
heart, 

All ye that hope in the Lord. 

PSALM XXXIII. 

Bejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous : 

For praise is comely for the upright. 

Praise the Lord with harp : 

Sing unto him with the psaltery and an instru- 
ment of ten strings. 



172 



PSALMS. 



Sing unto him a new song : 

Play skilfully with a loud noise. 
For the word of the Lord is right ; 

And all his works are done in truth. 
He loveth righteousness and judgment. 

The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made ; 

And all the host of them by the breath of his 
mouth. 

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an 
heap : 

He layeth up the depth in storehouses. 
Let all the earth fear the Lord : 

Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in 
awe of him. 
For he spake, and it was done ; 

He commanded, and it stood fast. 
The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to 
naught : 

He maketh the devices of the people of none 
effect. 

The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, 

The thoughts of his heart to all generations. 
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; 

And the people whom he hath chosen for his 
own inheritance. 
The Lord looketh from heaven ; 

He beholdeth all the sons of men. 
From the place of his habitation he looketh 

Upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 
He fashioneth their hearts alike ; 

He considereth all their works. 
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host : 



PSALMS. 



173 



A mighty man is not delivered by much 
strength. 

An horse is a vain thing for safety : 

Neither shall he deliver any by his great 
strength. 

Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear 
him, 

Upon them that hope in his mercy ; 
To deliver their soul from death, 

And to keep them alive in famine. 
Our soul waiteth for the Lord : 

He is our help and our shield. 
For our heart shall rejoice in him, 

Because we have trusted in his holy name. 
Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, 

According as we hope in thee. 

PSALM XXXIV. 

I will bless the Lord at all times : 

His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : 

The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 

0 magnify the Lord with me, 

And let us exalt his name together. 

1 sought' the Lord, and he heard me, 

And delivered me from all my fears. 
They looked unto him, and were lightened : 

And their faces were not ashamed. 
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, 

And saved him out of all his troubles. 
The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them 
that fear him, 



174 



PSALMS. 



And delivereth them. 
O taste and see that the Lord is good : 

Blessed is the man that trnsteth in him. 
O fear the Lord, ye his saints : 

For there is no want to them that fear him. 
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger : 

But they that seek the Lord shall not want any 
good thing. 
Come, ye children, hearken unto me : 

I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 
What man is he that desireth life, 

And loveth many days, that he may see good ? 
Keep thy tongue from evil, 

And thy lips from speaking guile. 
Depart from evil, and do good ; 

Seek peace, and pursue it. 
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, 

And his ears are open unto their cry. 
The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, 

To cut off the remembrance of them from the 
earth. 

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, 

And delivereth them out of all their troubles. 
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken 
heart ; 

And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 
Many are the afflictions of the righteous : 

But the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 
He keepeth all his bones : 

Not one of them is broken. 
Evil shall slay the wicked : 

And they that hate the righteous shall be des- 
olate. 



PSALMS. 



175 



The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : 

And none of them that trust in him shall be 
desolate. 

PSALM XXXVL 

The transgression of the wicked saith within my 
heart, 

That there is no fear of God before his eyes. 
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, 

Until his iniquity be found to be hateful. 
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit : 

He hath left off to be wise, and to do good. 
He deviseth mischief upon his bed : 
He setteth himself in a way that is not good ; 

He abhorreth not evil. 
Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens ; 

And thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. 
Thy righteousness is like the great mountains ; 

Thy judgments are a great deep : 
O Lord, thou preservest man and beast. 
How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God ! 

Therefore the children of men put their trust 
under the shadow of thy wings. 
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness 
of thy house : 

And thou shalt make them drink of the river 
of thy pleasures. 
For with thee is the fountain of life : 

In thy light shall we see light. 
O continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know 
thee ; 

And thy righteousness to the upright in heart. 



176 



PSALMS. 



Let not the foot of pride come against me ; 

And let not the hand of the wicked remove me. 
There are the workers of iniquity fallen : 

They are cast down, and shall not be able to rise. 

PSALM XXXVII. 

Feet not thyself because of evil-doers, 

Neither be thou envious against the workers of 
iniquity. 

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, 

And wither as the green herb. 
Trust in the Lord, and do good ; 

So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou 
shalt be fed. 
Delight thyself also in the Lord ; 

And he shall give thee the desires of thine 
heart. 

Commit thy way unto the Lord : 

Trust also in him ; and he shall bring it to pass. 
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the 
light, 

And thy judgment as the noonday. 
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him : 
Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in 
his way, 

Because of the man who bringeth wicked de- 
vices to pass. 
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath : 

Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 
For evil-doers shall be cut off : 

But those that wait upon the Lord, they shall 
inherit the earth. 



PSALMS. 



177 



For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : 
Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, 
and it shall not be : 
But the meek shall inherit the earth ; 

And shall delight themselves in the abundance 
of peace. 

The wicked plotteth against the just, 

And gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 
The Lord shall laugh at him : 

For he seeth that his day is coming. 
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have 

bent their bow, 
To cast down the poor and needy, 

And to slay such as be of upright conversation. 
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, 

And their bows shall be broken. 
A little that the righteous man hath is better 

Than the riches of many wicked. 
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken : 

But the Lord upholdeth the righteous. 
The Lord knoweth the days of the upright : 

And their inheritance shall be for ever. 
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time : 

And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : 

And he delighteth in his way. 
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down : 

For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 
T have been young, and now am old ; 
Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, 

Nor his seed begging bread. 
He is ever merciful, and lendeth ; 

And his seed is blessed. 



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178 



PSALMS. 



Depart from evil, and do good : 

And dwell for evermore. 
For the Lord loveth judgment, 

And forsake th not his saints ; 
They are preserved for ever : 

But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. 
The righteous shall inherit the land, 

And dwell therein for ever. 
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, 

And his tongue talketh of judgment. 
The law of his God is in his heart ; 

None of his steps shall slide. 
The wicked watcheth the righteous, 

And seeketh to slay him. 
The Lord will not leave him in his hand, 

Nor condemn him when he is judged. 
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, 
And he shall exalt thee to inherit the land : 

When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 
I have seen the wicked in great power, 

And spreading himself like a green bay-tree. 
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not : 

Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright : 

For the end of that man is peace. 
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together : 

The end of the wicked shall be cut off. 
But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord : 

He is their strength in the time of trouble. 
And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them : 
He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save 
them, 

Because they trust in him. 



PSALMS. 



179 



PSALM XXXIX. 

I said, I will take heed to my ways, 

That I sin not with my tongue : 
I will keep my mouth with a bridle, 

While the wicked is before me. 
I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even 
from good ; 

And my sorrow was stirred. 
My heart was hot within me, 
While I was musing the fire burned : 

Then spake I with my tongue, 
Lord, make me to know mine end, 
And the measure of my days, what it is ; 

That I may know how frail I am. 
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; 
And mine age is as nothing before thee : 

Verily every man at his best state is altogether 
vanity. 

Surely every man walketh in a vain show : 
Surely they are disquieted in vain : 

He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who 
shall gather them. 
And now, Lord, what wait I for % 

My hope is in thee. 
Deliver me from all my transgressions : 

Make me not the reproach of the foolish. 
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth • 

Because thou didst it„ 
Remove thy stroke away from me : 

I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. 
When thou with rebukes dost correct man for in- 
iquity, 



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PSALMS. 



Thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth : 

Surely every man is vanity. 
Hear my prayer, O Lord, 
And give ear unto my cry ; 

Hold not thy peace at my tears : 
For I am a stranger with thee, 

And a sojourner, as all my fathers were. 
O spare me, that I may recover strength, 

Before I go hence, and be no more. 



PSALM XL. 

I waited patiently for the Lord ; 

And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out 
of the miry clay, 

And set my feet upon a rock, and established 
my goings. 

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, 

Even praise unto our God : 
Many shall see it, and fear, 

And shall trust in the Lord. 
Blessed is that man 
That maketh the Lord his trust, 

And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn 
aside to lies. 

Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works 
which thou hast done, 

And thy thoughts which are to us-ward : 
They cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee : 
If 1 would declare and speak of them, they are 
more than can be numbered. 



PSALMS. 



181 



Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire ; 
Mine ears hast thou opened : 

Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not 
required. 
Then said I, Lo, I come : 

In the volume of the book it is written of me. 
I delight to do thy will, O my God : 

Yea, thy law is within my heart. 
I have preached righteousness in the great congre- 
gation : 

Lo, I have not refrained my lips, 

0 Lord, thou knowest. 

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart ; 
I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation : 

1 have not concealed thy loving-kindness and 
. thy truth from the great congregation. 

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O 
Lord : 

Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continu- 
ally preserve me. 
For innumerable evils have compassed me about : 
Mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so 
that I am not able to look up ; 
They are more than the hairs of mine head : 

Therefore my heart faileth me. 
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me : 

O Lord, make haste to help me. 
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in 
thee : 

Let such as love thy salvation say continually, 
Lord be magnified. 
But I am poor and needy ; yet the Lord thinketh 
upon me : 



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PSALMS. 



Thou art rny help and my deliverer ; 
Make no tarrying, O my God. 

PSALM XLII. 

As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, 
So panteth my soul after thee, O God. 

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : 
When shall I come and appear before God ! 

My tears have been my meat day and night, 

While they continually say unto me, Where is 
thy God? 

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul 
in me : 

For I had gone with the multitude, 
I went with them to the house of God, 

With the voice of joy and praise, with a multi- 
tude that kept holyday. 
Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? 

And why art thou disquieted in me ? 
Hope thou in God : for I shall yet praise him 

For his presence is salvation. 

0 my God, my soul is cast down within me : 

Therefore will I remember thee. 
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy water- 
spouts ; 

All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. 
Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness in 

the daytime, 
And in the night his song shall be with me, 

And my prayer unto the God of my life. 

1 will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou for- 
gotten me? 



PSALMS. 



183 



Why go I mourning because of the oppression 
of the enemy ? 
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies re- 
proach me ; 

While they say daily unto me, Where is thy 
God? 

Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? 

And why art thou disquieted within me ? 
Hope thou in God : for I shall yet praise him, 

Who is the health of my countenance, and my 
God. 

PSALM XL VI. 

God is our refuge and strength, 

A very present help in trouble. 
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be 
removed, 

And though the mountains be carried into the 
midst of the sea ; 
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, 
Though the mountains shake with the swelling 
thereof. 

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad 
the city of God, 

The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most 
High. 

God is in the midst of her ; she shall not be moved ; 

God shall help her, and that right early. 
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved : 

He uttered his voice, the earth melted. 
The Lord of hosts is with us ; 

The God of Jacob is our refuge. 



184 



PSALMS. 



Come, behold the works of the Lord, 

What desolations he hath made in the earth. 
He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth ; 
He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; 

He burnetii the chariot in the fire. 
Be still, and know that I am God : 

I will be exalted among the heathen, 
I will be exalted in the earth. 
The Lord of hosts is with us ; 

The God of Jacob is our refuge. 

PSALM XL VII. 

O clap your hands, all ye people ; 

Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 
For the Lord most high is terrible ; 

He is a great Kinsr over all the earth. 
He shall subdue the people under us, 

And the nations under our feet. 
He shall choose our inheritance for us, 

The excellency of Jacob whom he loved. 
God is gone up with a shout, 

The Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 
Sing praises to God, sing praises : 

Sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 
For God is the King of all the earth : 

Sing ye praises with understanding. 
God reigneth over the heathen : 

God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 
The princes of the people are gathered together, 

Even the people of the God of Abraham : 
For the shields of the earth belong unto God : 

He is greatly exalted. 



PSALMS. 



185 



PSALM XLVIII. 

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised 

In the city of our God, in the mountain of his 
holiness. 

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, 
Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, 

The city of the great King. 

God is known in her palaces for a refuge. 

As we have heard, so have we seen 

In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our 
God: 

God will establish it for ever. 
We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God, 

In the midst of thy temple. 
According to thy name, O God, 
So is thy praise unto the ends of the earth ; 

Thy right hand is full of righteousness. 
Let mount Zion rejoice, 
Let the daughters of Juclah be glad, 

Because of thy judgments. 
Walk about Zion, and go round about her : 

Tell the towers thereof. 
Mark ye well her bulwarks, 
Consider her palaces ; 

That ye may tell it to the generation following : 
For this God is our God for ever and ever : 

He will be our guide even unto death. 



186 



PSALMS. 



PSALM XLIX. 

Hear this, all ye people ; 

Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world : 
Both low and high, 

Rich and poor, together. 
My mouth shall speak of wisdom ; 

And the meditation of my heart shall be of 
understanding. 
I will incline mine ear to a parable : 

I will open my dark saying upon the harp. 
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, 

When the iniquity of my heels shall compass 
me about ? 
They that trust in their wealth, 

And boast themselves in the multitude of their 
riches ; 

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, 

Nor give to God a ransom for him : 
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, 

And it ceaseth forever :) 
That he should still live forever, 

And not see corruption : 
For he seeth that wise men die, 
Likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, 

And leave their wealth to others. 
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall con- 
tinue for ever, 
And their dwelling-places to all generations; 

They call their lands after their own names. 
Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not : 

He is like the beasts that perish. 



PSALMS. 



187 



This their way is their folly : 

Yet their posterity approve their sayings ; 
Like sheep they are laid in the grave ; 

Death shall feed on them ; 
And the upright shall have dominion over them in 
the morning ; 

And their beauty shall consume in the grave 
from their dwelling. 
But God will redeem my soul from the power of 
the grave : 

For he shall receive me. 
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, 

When the glory of his house is increased ; 
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away : 

His glory shall not descend after him. 
Though while he lived he blessed his soul : 

And men will praise thee, when thou doest 
well to thyself. 
He shall go to the generation of his fathers ; 

They shall never see light- 
Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, 

Is like the beasts that perish. 

PSALM L. 

The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, 
And called the earth 

From the rising of the sun unto the going down 
thereof. 

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, 

God hath shined. 
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : 
A fire shall devour before him, 



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PSALMS. 



And it shall be very tempestuous round about 
him. 

He shall call to the heavens from above, 

And to the earth, that he may judge his people. 

Gather my saints together unto me ; 

Those that have made a covenant with me by 
sacrifice. 

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness : 

For God is judge himself. 
Hear, O my people, and I will speak ; 

0 Israel, and I will testify against thee : 

I am God, even thy God. 

1 will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices, 

Or thy burnt offerings, to have been contin- 
ually before me. 
I will take no bullock out of thy house, 

Nor he-goats out of thy folds. 
For every beast of the forest is mine, 

And the cattle upon a thousand hills. 
I know all the fowls of the mountains : 

And the wild beasts of the field are mine. 
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee : 

For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 
Will I eat the flesh of bulls, 

Or drink the blood of goats ? 
Offer unto God thanksgiving ; 

And pay thy vows unto the Most High ; 
And call upon me in the day of trouble : 

I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me : 
And to him that ordereth his conversation aright 

Will I show the salvation of God. 



PSALMS. 



189 



PSALM LI. 

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lov- 
ing-kindness : 

According unto the multitude of thy tender 
mercies, blot out my transgressions. 
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, 

And cleanse me from my sin. 
For I acknowledge my transgressions : 

And my sin is ever before me. 
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, 

And done this evil in thy sight : 
That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, 

And be clear when thou judgest. 
Behold I was shapen in iniquity ; 

And in sin did my mother conceive me. 
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts : 

And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to 
know wisdom. 
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : 

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 
Make me to hear joy and gladness ; 

That the bones which thou hast broken may 
rejoice. 

Hide thy face from my sins, 

And blot out all mine iniquities. 
Create in me a clean heart, O God ; 

And renew a right spirit within me. 
Cast me not away from thy presence ; 

And take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; 

And uphold me with thy free Spirit. 



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PSALMS. 



Then will I teach transgressors thy ways ; 

And sinners shall be converted unto thee. 
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, 
Thou God of my salvation : 

And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy right- 
eousness. 

0 Lord, open thou my lips ; 

And my mouth shall show forth thy praise. 
For thou desirest not sacrifice ; else would I give it : 

Thou delightest not in burnt-offering. 
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : 

A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou 
wilt not despise. 

PSALM LVIL 

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me : 

For my soul trusteth in thee : 
Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my 
refuge, 

Until these calamities be overpast. 

1 will cry unto God Most High ; 

Unto God that performeth all things for me. 
He shall send from heaven, and save me 
From the reproach of him that would swallow me up. 

God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens ; 

Let thy glory be above all the earth. 
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed : 

I will sing and give praise. 
Awake up, my glory ; awake, psaltery and harp : 

I myself will awake early. 
I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people : 



PSALMS. 



191 



I will sing unto thee among the nations. 
For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, 

And thy truth unto the clouds. 
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens : 

Let thy glory be above all the earth. 

PSALM LXII. 

Truly my soul waiteth upon God : 

From him cometh my salvation. 
He only is my rock and my salvation ; 

He is my defence ; I shall not be greatly 
moved. 

My soul, wait thou only upon God ; 

For my expectation is from him. 
He only is my rock and my salvation : 

He is my defence ; I shall not be moved. 
In God is my salvation and my glory; 

The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in 
God. 

Trust in him at all times ; ye people, 
Pour out your heart before him : 

God is a refuge for us. 
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of 

high degree are a lie : 
To be laid in the balance, 

They are altogether lighter than vanity. 
Trust not in oppression, 
And become not vain in robbery : 

If riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 
God hath spoken once ; 
Twice have I heard this ; 

That power belongeth unto God. 



192 



PSALMS. 



Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy : 

For thou renderest to every man according to 
his work. 

PSALM LXIII. 

O God, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee : 

My soul thirst eth for thee, 
My flesh longeth for thee, 

In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is ; 
To see thy power and thy glory, 

So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 
Because thy loving-kindness is better than life ; 

My lips shall praise thee. 
Thus will I bless thee while I live : 

I will lift up my hands in thy name. 
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness ; 

And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : 
When I remember thee upon my bed, 

And meditate on thee in the night watches. 
Because thou hast been my help, 

Therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I re- 
joice. 

My soul followeth hard after thee : 
Thy right hand upholdeth me. 

PSALM LXV. 

Peaise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion : 

And unto thee shall the vow be performed. 

O thou that hearest prayer, 

Unto thee shall all flesh come. 

Iniquities prevail against me : 



PSALMS. 



193 



As for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them 
away. 

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and caus- 
est to approach unto thee, 

That he may dwell in thy courts : 
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, 

Even of thy holy temple. 
By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou an- 
swer us, 

O God of our salvation ; 
Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, 

And of them that are afar off upon the sea : 
Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; 

Being girded with power : 
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of 
their waves, 

And the tumult of the people. 
They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are 
afraid at thy tokens. 

Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and 
evening to rejoice. 
Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : 

Thou greatly enrichest it 
With the river of God, which is full of water : 

Thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so 
provided for it. 
Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly : thou 
settlest the furrows thereof: 

Thou makest it soft with showers : thou bless- 
es t the springing thereof. 
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; 

And thy paths drop fatness. 
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : 

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191 



PSALMS. 



And the little hills rejoice on every side. 
The pastures are clothed with flocks ; 
The valleys also are covered over with corn : 

They shout for joy, they also sing. 

PSALM LXVI. 

Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands : 
Sing forth the honor of his name : 

Make his praise glorious. 
Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works ! 

Through the greatness of thy power shall thine 
enemies submit themselves unto thee. 
All the earth shall worship thee, 
And shall sing unto thee ; 

They shall sing to thy name. 
Come and see the works of God ! 

He is terrible in his doing toward the children 
of men. 

He turned the sea into dry land : 
They went through the flood on foot : 

There did we rejoice in him. 
He ruleth by his power for ever ; 
His eyes behold the nations : 

Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. 
O bless our God, ye people, 

And make the voice of his praise to be heard : 
Which holdeth our soul in life, 

And suffereth not our feet to be moved. 
For thou, O God, hast proved us : 

Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 
Thou broughtest us into the net ; 



PSALMS. 



195 



Thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 
Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads ; 
We went through fire and through water ; 

But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy 
place. 

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will 
declare 

What he hath done for my soul. 
I cried unto him with my mouth, 

And he was extolled with my tongue. 
If I regard iniquity in my heart, 

The Lord will not hear me : 
But verily God hath heard me ; 

He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 
Blessed be God, 

Which hath not turned away my prayer, nor 
his mercy from me. 

PSALM LXVII. 

God be merciful unto us, and bless us ; 

And cause his face to shine upon us. 
That thy way may be known upon earth, 

Thy saving health among all nations. 
Let the people praise thee, O God ; 

Let all the people praise thee. 
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy : 
For thou shalt judge the people righteously, 

And govern the nations upon earth. 
Let the people praise thee, O God ; 

Let all the people praise thee. 
Then shall the earth yield her increase ; 

And God, even our own God, shall bless us. 



196 



PSALMS. 



God shall bless us ; 

And all the ends of the earth shall fear him. 

PSALM LXVII1. 

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered : 

Let them also that hate him flee before him. 
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away : 
As wax melteth before the fire, 

So let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 
But let the righteous be glad ; let them rejoice be- 
fore God: 

Yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. 
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name : 
Extol him that rideth upon the heavens 

By his name JAH, and rejoice before him. 
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, 

Is God in his holy habitation. 
God setteth the solitary in families : 
He bringeth out those which are bound with chains : 

But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. 
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, 

When thou didst march through the wilderness; 
The earth shook, 

The heavens also dropped at the presence of God : 
Even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of 
God, the God of Israel. 
Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, 

Whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance 
when it was weary. 
Thy congregation hath dwelt therein : 

Thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness 
for the poor, 



PSALMS. 



197 



The Lord gave the word : 

Great was the company of those that pub- 
lished it. 

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thou- 
sands of angels ; 

The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the 
holy place. 

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity 
captive : 

Thou hast received gifts for men ; 

Yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God 
might dwell among them. 
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with 
benefits. 

Even the God of our salvation. 
He that is our God is the God of salvation : 

And unto God the Lord belong the issues from 
death. 

Bless ye God in the congregations, 

Even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. 
Thy God hath commanded thy strength : 

Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast 
wrought for us. 
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth ; 

O sing praises unto the Lord ; 
To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, 
which were of old ; 

Lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a 
mighty voice. 
Ascribe ye strength unto God : 

His excellency is over Israel, and his strength 
is in the clouds. 
O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places : 



198 



PSALMS. 



The God of Israel is lie that giveth strength and 
power nuto his people. 
Blessed be God. 

PSALM LXIX. 

Save me, 0 God ; 

For the waters are come in nnto my soul. 
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing : 
I am come into deep waters, 

Where the floods overflow me. 

0 God, thou knowest my foolishness ; 

And my sins are not hid from thee. 
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, 
In an acceptable time : O God, in the multitude of 
thy mercy 

Hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. 
Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink : 

Let me be delivered from them that hate me, 
and out of the deep waters. 
Let not the water-flood overflow me, 
Neither let the deep swallow me up, 

And let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 
Hear me, O Lord ; for thy loving-kindness is good : 

Turn unto me according to the multitude of 
thy tender mercies. 
And hide not thy face from thy servant ; 

For I am in trouble : hear me speedily. 
Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it : 

Deliver me because of mine enemies. 
But I am poor and sorrowful : 

Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. 

1 will praise the name of God with a song, 



PSALMS. 



199 



And will magnify him with thanksgiving. 
This also shall please the Lord better than an ox 

Or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 
The humble shall see this, and be glad : 

And your heart shall live that seek God. 
For the Lord heareth the poor, 

And despiseth not his prisoners. 
Let the heaven and earth praise him, 

The seas, and every thing that moveth therein. 
For God will save Zion. 
And will build the cities of Judah : 

That they may dwell there, and have it in pos- 
session. 

The seed also of his servants shall inherit it : 

And they that love his name shall dwell therein. 

PSALM LXXI. 

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust : 

Let me never be put to confusion. 
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to 
escape : 

Incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 
Be thou my strong habitation, 

Whereunto I may continually resort : 
Thou hast given commandment to save me ; 

For thou art my rock and my fortress. 
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the 
wicked, 

Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel 
man. 

For thou art my hope, 



200 



PSALMS. 



0 Lord God : thou art ruy trust from my 
youth. 

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise 

Aud with thy houor all the day. 
Cast me not off in the time of old age ; 

Forsake me not when my strength faileth. 
But I will hope continually. 

And will yet praise thee more and more. 
My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness 
And thy salvation all the day ; 

For I know not the numbers thereof. 
I will go in the strength of the Lord God : 

1 will make mention of thy righteousness, even 
of thine only. 

0 God, thou hast taught me from my youth : 

And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous 
works. 

Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, 
forsake me not ; 

Until I have showed thy strength unto this genera- 
tion, 

And thy power to every one that is to come. 
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, 
Who hast done great things. 

O God, who is like unto thee ! 
Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles, 
Shalt quicken me again, 

And shalt bring me up again from the depths 
of the earth. 
Thou shalt increase my greatness, 

And comfort me on every side. 

1 will also praise thee with the psaltery, 
Even thy truth, O my God : 



PSALMS. 



201 



Unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou 
Holy One of Israel. 
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee ; 

And my soul, which thou hast redeemed. 
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all 
the day long : 

For they are confounded, for they are brought 
unto shame, that seek my hurt. 

PSALM LXXXIL 

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty ; 

He judgeth among the gods. 
How long will ye judge unjustly, 

And accept the persons of the wicked ? 
Defend the poor and fatherless : 

Do justice to the afflicted and needy. 
Deliver the poor and needy : 

Rid them out of the hand of the wicked. 
They know not, neither will they understand ; 
They walk on in darkness : 

All the foundations of the earth are out of 
course. 
I have said, Ye are gods ; 

And all of you are children of the Most High. 
But ye shall die like men, 

And fall like one of the princes. 
Arise, O God, judge the earth : 

For thou shalt inherit all nations. 

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202 



PSALMS. 



PSALM LXXXIV. 

How amiable are thy tabernacles, 

O Lord of hosts ! 
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts 
of the Lord : 

My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living 
God. 

As the sparrow hath found an house, and the swal- 
low a nest for herself, 

Where she may lay her young, 
Even so am I at thine altars, O Lord of hosts, 

My King, and my God. 
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : 

They will be still praising thee. 
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee : 

, In whose heart are thy ways. 
Who passing through the desert valley of Baca make 
it a well ; 

The rain also fllleth the pools. 
They go from strength to strength, 

Every one of them in Zion appeareth before 
God. 

0 Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : 

Give ear, O God of Jacob. 
Behold, O God our shield, 

And look upon the face of thine anointed. 
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand 
elsewhere. 

1 had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, 

Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 
For the Lord God is a sun and shield : 



PSALMS. 



203 



The Lord will give grace and glory : 

No good thing will he withhold from them that 
walk uprightly. 
O Lord of hosts, 

Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 



PSALM LXXXV. 

Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land : 

Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. 
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people : 

Thou hast covered all their sin. 
Thou hast taken away all thy wrath : 

Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of 
thine anger. 
Turn us, O Grod of our salvation, 

And cause thine anger toward us to cease. 
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever ? 

Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all genera- 
tions ? 

Wilt thou not revive us again : 

That thy people may rejoice in thee ? 
Show us thy mercy, O Lord, 

And grant us thy salvation. 
I will hear what God the Lord will speak : 

For he will speak peace unto his people, 
And to his saints : 

But let them not turn again to folly. 
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him : 

That glory may dwell in our land. 
Mercy and truth are met together ; 

Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 
Truth shall spring out of the earth ; 



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PSALMS. 



And righteousness shall look down from heaven. 
Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good ; 

And our land shall yield her increase. 
Righteousness shall go before him ; 

And shall set us in the way of his steps. 

PSALM LXXXVI. 

Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me : 

For I am poor and needy. 
Preserve my soul ; for thou art my hope : 
O thou my God, save thy servant 

That trusteth in thee. 
Be merciful unto me, O Lord : 

For I cry unto thee daily. 
Rejoice the soul of thy servant : 

For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive ; 

And plenteous in mercy unto all them that call 
upon thee. 
Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer ; 

And attend to the voice of my supplications. 
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee : 

For thou wilt answer me. 
Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord ; 

Neither are there any works like unto thy works. 
All nations whom thou hast made 
Shall come and worship before thee, O Lord ; 

And shall glorify thy name. 
For thou art great and do est wondrous things : 

Thou art God alone. 
Teach me thy way, O Lord ; I will walk in thy truth : 

Unite my heart to fear thy name. 



PSALMS. 



205 



I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my 
heart : 

v 

And I will glorify thy name for evermore. 
For great is thy mercy toward me : 

And thou hast delivered my soul from the ter- 
rors of death. 
O God, the proud are risen against me, 
And the assemblies of violent men have sought after 
my soul ; 

And have not set thee before them. 
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and 
gracious, 

Long-suffering and plenteous in mercy and truth. 
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me ; 
Give thy strength unto thy servant, 

And save the son of thine handmaid. 
Show me a token for good ; 

That they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed : 
Because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and com- 
forted me. 



PSALM LXXXIX. 

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever : 

With my mouth will I make known thy faith- 
fulness to all generations. 
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever : 
Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very 
heavens. 

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord : 
Thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the 
saints. 



206 



PSALMS. 



For who in the heaven can be compared unto the 
Lord ? 

Who among the sons of the mighty can be 
likened unto the Lord ? 
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the 
saints, 

And to be had in reverence of all them that 
are about him. 
O Lord God of hosts, 
Who is a strong Lord like unto thee ? 

Or to thy faithfulness round about thee ? 
Thou rulest the raging of the sea : 

When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. 
Thou hast broken Egypt in pieces, as one that is 
slain ; 

Thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy 
strong arm. 

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine : 

As for the world and the fulness thereof, thou 
hast founded them. 
The north and the south thou hast created them : 
Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. 
Thou hast a mighty arm : 

Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. 
Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy 
throne : 

Mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound : 

They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy 
countenance. 
In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: 

And in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 
For thou art the glory of their strength : 



PSALMS. 



207 



And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted. 
For the Lord is our defence ; 

And the Holy One of Israel is our king. 



PSALM XO. 

Loed, thou hast been our dwelling-place 

In all generations. 
Before the mountains were brought forth, 
Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, 

Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art 
God. 

Thou turnest man to destruction; 

And sayest, Return, ye children of men. 
For a thousand years in thy sight 
Are but as yesterday when it is past, 

And as a watch in the night. 
Thou earnest them away as with a flood ; they are 
as a sleep : 

In the morning they are like grass which grow- 
eth up. 

In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ; 

In the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 
For we are consumed by thine anger, 

And by thy wrath are we troubled. 
Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, 

Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath : 

We spend our years as a tale that is told. 
The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; 

And if by reason and strength they be four- 
score years, 



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PSALMS. 



Yet is their strength labor and sorrow ; 

For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 
Who knoweth the power of thine anger ? 

Even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. 
So teach us to number our days, 

That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 
Return, O Lord, how long ? 

And let it repent thee concerning thy servants. 

0 satisfy us early with thy mercy ; 

That we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 
Make us glad according to the days wherein thou 
hast afflicted us, 

And the years wherein we have seen evil. 
Let thy work appear unto thy servants, 

And thy glory unto their children. 
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us : 
And establish thou the work of our hands upon us ; 

Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. 

PSALM XCI. 

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most 
High 

Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 

1 will say of the Lord, he is my refuge and my for- 
tress : 

My God ; in him will I trust. 
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the 
fowler, 

And from the noisome pestilence. 
He shall cover thee with his feathers, 
And under his wings shalt thou trust : 

His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 



PSALMS. 



209 



Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; 

Nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; 
ISTor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; 

Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noon- 
day. 

A thousand shall fall at thy side, 
And ten thousand at thy right hand ; 

But it shall not come nigh thee. 
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold 

And see the reward of the wicked. 
Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my 
refuge, 

Even the Most High, thy habitation ; 
There shall no evil befall thee, 

Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwell- 
ing. 

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, 

To keep thee in all thy ways. 
They shall bear thee up in their hands, 

Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder : 

The young lion and the dragon shalt thou 
trample under feet. 
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will 
I deliver him : 

I will set him on high, because he hath known 
my name. 

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him : 
I will be with him in trouble ; 

I will deliver him, and honor him. 
With long life will I satisfy him, 

And show him my salvation. 



210 



PSALMS. 



PSALM XCIII. 

The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; 
The Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he 
hath girded himself : 

The world also is stablishecl, that it cannot be 
moved. 

Thy throne is established of old ; 

Thou art from everlasting. 
The floods have lifted up, O Lord, 
The floods have lifted up their voice ; 

The floods lift up their waves. 
The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many 
waters, 

Yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. 
Thy testimonies are very sure: 
Holiness becometh thine house, 

O Lord, for ever. 

PSALM XCVII. 

The Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice; 

Let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. 
Clouds and darkness are round about him : 

Righteousness and judgment are the habitation 
of his throne. 
A fire goeth before him, 

And burneth up his enemies round about. 
His lightnings enlightened the world : 

The earth saw, and trembled. 
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the 
Lord, 



PSALMS. 



211 



At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 
The heavens declare his righteousness, 

And all the people see his glory. 
Confounded be all they that serve graven images, 
That boast themselves of idols : 

Worship him, all ye gods. 
Zion heard, and was glad ; 
And the daughters of Judah rejoiced 

Because of thy judgments, O Lord. 
For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth : 

Thou art exalted far above all gods. 
Ye that love the Lord, hate evil : 
He preserveth the souls of his saints ; 

He delivereth them out of the hand of the 
wicked. 

Light is shown for the righteous, 

And gladness for the upright in heart. 

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; 

And give thanks at the remembrance of his 
holiness. 

PSALM OIL 

Hear my prayer, O Lord, 

And let my cry come unto thee. 
Hide not thy face from me, in the day when I am 

in trouble; 
Incline thine ear unto me : 

In the day when I call, answer me speedily. 
For my days are consumed like smoke, 

And my bones are burned as a firebrand. 
I am like a pelican of the wilderness : 

I am like an owl of the desert. 



212 



PSALMS. 



I watch, and am as a sparrow 

Alone upon the house-top. 
Mine enemies reproach me all the day ; 

And they that are mad against me are sworn 
against me. 
For I have eaten ashes like bread, 

And mingled my drink with weeping, 
Because of thine indignation and thy wrath : 

For thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down. 
My days are like a shadow that declineth ; 

And I am withered like grass. 
But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever ; 

And thy remembrance unto all generations. 
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion : 

For the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is 
come. 

For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, 

And favor the dust thereof. 
So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, 

And all the kings of the earth thy glory. 
When the Lord shall build up Zion, 

He shall appear in his glory. 
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, 

And not despise their prayer. 
This shall be written for the generations to come : 

And the people which shall be created shall 
praise the Lord. 
For he hath looked down from the height of his 
sanctuary ; 

From heaven did the Lord behold the earth ; 
To hear the groaning of the prisoner ; 

To loose those that are appointed to death ; 
To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, 



PSALMS. 



213 



And his praise in Jerusalem ; 
When the people are gathered together, 

And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord. 
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of 
my days : 

Thy years are throughout all generations. 
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth : 

And the heavens are the work of thy hands. 
They shalt perish, but thou shalt endure : 
Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment ; 

As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they 
shall be changed: 
But thou art the same, 

And thy years shall have no end. 
The children of thy servants shall continue, 

And their seed shall be established before thee. 

psalm cm. 

Bless the Lord, O my soul : 

And all that is within me, bless his holy name. 
Bless the Lord, O my soul, 

And forget not all his benefits : 
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; 

Who healeth all thy diseases ; 
Who redeem eth thy life from destruction ; 

Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and 
tender mercies ; 
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; 

So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 
The Lord executeth righteousness 

And judgment for all that are oppressed. 
He made known his ways unto Moses, 



214 PSALMS. 

His acts unto the children of Israel. 
The Lord is merciful and gracious, 

Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy 
He will not always chide : 

Neither will he keep his anger for ever. 
He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; 

Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 
For as the heaven is high above the earth, 

So great is his mercy toward them that fear 
him. 

As far as the east is from the west, 

So far hath he removed our transgressions 
from us. 

Like as a father pitieth his children. 

So the Lord pitieth them that fear him. 
For he knoweth our frame ; 

He remembereth that we are dust. 
As for man, his days are as grass : 

As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. 
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; 

And the place thereof shall know it no more. 
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to 
everlasting upon them that fear him, 

And his righteousness unto children's children ; 
To such as keep his covenant, 

And to those that remember his commandments 
to do them. 

The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens ; 

And his kingdom ruleth over all. 
Bless the Lord, ye his angels, 

That excel in strength, that do his commandments, 

Hearken unto the voice of his word. 
Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts ; 



PSALMS. 



215 



Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. 
Bless the Lord, all his works 
In all places of his dominion : 

Bless the Lord, O my soul. 

PSALM CIV. 

Bless the Lord, O my soul. 

O Lord my God, thou art very great ; 

Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. 
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment : 

Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain : 
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters : 
Who maketh the clouds his chariot : 

Who walketh upon the wings of the wind : 
Who maketh his angels spirits ; 

His ministers a naming fire : 
Who laid the foundations of the earth, 

That it should not be removed for ever. 
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment : 

The waters stood above the mountains. 
At thy rebuke they fled ; 

At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. 
They go up by the mountains ; they go down by 
the valleys 

Unto the place which thou hast founded for 
them. 

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over ; 

That they turn not again to cover the earth. 
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, 

Which run among the hills. 
They give drink to every beast of the field : 

The wild asses quench their thirst. 



216 



PSALMS. 



By theni shall the fowls of the heaven have their 
habitation, 

Which sing among the branches. 
He watereth the hills from his chambers : 

The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. 
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, 

And herb for the service of man : 
That he may bring forth food out of the earth ; 

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, 
And oil to make his face to shine, 

And bread which strengtheneth man's heart. 
The trees of the Lord are full of sap ; 

The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted ; 
Where the birds make their nests : 

As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house. 
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats ; 

And the rocks for the conies. 
He appointed the moon for seasons : 

The sun knoweth his going down. 
Thou makes t darkness, and it is night : 

Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep 
forth. 

The young lions roar after their prey, 

And seek their meat from God. 
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, 

And lay them down in their dens. 
Man goeth forth unto his work, 

And to his labor, until the evening. 
O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! 

In wisdom hast thou made them all : 
The earth is full of thy riches. 

So is this great and wide sea, 
Wherein are things creeping innumerable, 



PSALMS. 



217 



Both small and great beasts. 
There go the ships : 

There is that leviathan, whom thou hast made 
to play therein. 
These wait all upon thee ; 

That thou mayest give them their meat in due 
season. 

That thou givest them, they gather : 

Thou openest thine hand, they are filled with 
good. 

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : 
Thou takest away their breath, they die, 

And return to their dust. 
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created : 

And thou renewest the face of the earth. 
The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever : 

The Lord shall rejoice in his works. 
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth : 

He toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 
I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live : 

I will sing praise to my God while I have my 
being. 

My meditation of him shall be sweet : 

I will be glad in the Lord. 
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, 

And let the wicked be no more. 
Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CVII. 

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good : 

For his mercy endureth forever. 

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218 



PSALMS. 



Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, 

Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the 
enemy ; 

And gathered them out of the lands, 

From the east, and from the west, from the 
north, and from the south. 
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way ; 

They found no city to dwell in. 
Hungry and thirsty, 

Their soul fainted in them. 
Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, 

And he delivered them out of their distresses 
And he led them forth by the right way, 

That they might go to a city of habitation. 
Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, 

And for his wonderful works to the children of 
men ! 

For he satisfieth the louging soul, 

And filleth the hungry soul with goodness. 
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, 

Being bound in affliction and iron ; 
Because they rebelled against the words of God, 

And contemned the counsel of the Most High : 
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor : 

They fell down, and there was none to help. 
Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, 

And he saved them out of their distresses. 
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow 
of death, 

And brake their bands in sunder. 
Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness. 

And for his wonderful works to the children 
of men ! 



PSALMS. 



219 



For he hath broken the gates of brass, 

And cut the bars of iron in sunder. 
Fools, because of their transgression, 

And because of their iniquities, are afflicted. 
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat ; 

And they draw near unto the gates of death. 
Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, 

And he saveth them out of their distresses. 
He sent his word, and healed them, 

And delivered them from their destructions. 
Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness. 

And for his wonderful works to the children of 
men ! 

And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, 

And declare his works with rejoicing. 
They that go down to the sea in ships, 

That do business in great waters ; 
These see the works of the Lord, 

And his wonders in the deep. 
For he commandeth and raiseth the stormy wind, 

Which lifteth up the waves thereof. 
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again 
to the depths : 

Their soul is melted because of trouble. 
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, 

And are at their wit's end. 
Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, 

And he bringeth them out of their distresses. 
He maketh the storm a calm, 

So that the waves thereof are still. 
Then are they glad because they be quiet ; 

So he bringeth them unto their desired haven. 
Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness. 



220 



PSALMS. 



And for his wonderful works to the children of 
men ! 

Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the 
people, 

And praise him in the assembly of the elders. 
He tnrneth rivers into a wilderness, 

And the water-springs into dry ground ; 
A fruitful land into barrenness, 

For the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, 

And dry ground into water-springs. 
And there he maketh the hnngry to dwell, 

That they may prepare a city for habitation ; 
And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, 

Which may yield fruits of increase. 
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied 
greatly ; 

And suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 
Again, they are minished and brought low 

Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. 
He poureth contempt upon princes, 

And causeth them to wander in the wilderness, 
where there is no way. 
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, 

And maketh him families like a flock. 
The righteous shall see it, and rejoice : 

And all iniquity shall stop her mouth. 
Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, 

Even they shall understand the loving-kindness 
of the Lord. 



PSALMS. 



221 



PSALM CX. 

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right 
hand, 

Until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 
The Lord shall send the sceptre of thy strength out 
of Zion ; 

Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 
Thy people shall give willingly in the day of thy 
power, in the beauties of holiness. 

From the womb of the morning thou hast the 
dew of thy youth. 
The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, 
Thou art a priest for ever 

After the order of Melchizedek. 
The Lord at thy right hand 

Shall strike through kings in the day of his 
wrath. 

He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the 
places with the dead bodies ; 

He shall wound the heads of his enemies over 
great countries. 
Thou shalt drink of the brook in the way : 
Therefore shalt thou lift up the head. 

PSALM CXI. 
Praise ye the Lord. 

I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, 

In the assembly of the upright, and in the con- 
gregation. 
The works of the Lord are great, 



222 



PSALMS. 



Sought out of all thern that have pleasure 
therein. 

His work is honorable and glorious : 

And his righteousness en dure th for ever. 
He hath made his wonderful works to be remem- 
bered : 

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion. 
He hath given meat unto them that fear him : 

He will ever be mindful of his covenant. 
He hath showed his people the power of his works, 

That he may give them the heritage of the 
heathen. 

The works of his hands are verity and judgment ; 

All his commandments are sure : 
They stand fast for ever and ever, 

And are done in truth and uprightness. 
He sent redemption unto his people : 
He hath commanded his covenant for ever : 

Holy and reverend is his name. 
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom : 
A good understanding have all they that do his 
commandments. 

His praise endureth for ever. 

PSALM CXII. 
Praise ye the Lord. 

Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, 

That delighteth greatly in his commandments. 

His seed shall be mighty upon earth : 

The generation of the upright shall be blessed. 

Wealth and riches shall be in his house : 

And his righteousness endureth for ever. 



PSALMS. 



223 



Unto the upright there arise th light in the darkness : 
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and 
righteous. 

A good man showeth favor, and lendeth : 
He will guide his affairs with discretion. 

Surely he shall not he moved for ever: 

The righteous shall be in everlasting remem- 
brance. 

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: 

His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. 
His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, 

Until he see his desire upon his enemies. 
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor ; 
His righteousness endureth for ever ; 

His horn shall be exalted with honor. 
The wicked shall see it, and. be grieved ; 
He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away : 

The desire of the wicked shall perish. 

PSALM CXIII. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, 

Praise the name of the Lord, 
Blessed be the name of the Lord 

From this time forth and for evermore. 
From the rising of the sun unto the going down of 
the same 

The Lord's name is to be praised. 
The Lord is high above all nations, 

And his glory above the heavens. 
Who is like unto the Lord our God, 

Who dwelleth on high, 



224 



PSALMS. 



Who humbleth himself to behold 

The things that are in heaven, and in the earth ! 
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, 

And lifteth the needy out of the dunghill ; 
That he may set him with princes, 

Even with the princes of his people. 
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, 
And to be a joyful mother of children. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXIV. 

When Israel went out of Egypt, 

The house of Jacob from a people of strange 
language ; 
Judah was his sanctuary, 

And Israel his dominion. 
The sea saw it, and fled : 

Jordan was driven back. 
The mountains skipped like rams, 

And the little hills like lambs. 
What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest ? 

Thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back ? 
Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams ; 

And ye little hills, like lambs ? 
Tremble thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, 

At the presence of the God of Jacob ; 
Which turned the rock into a standing water, 

The flint into a fountain of waters. 



PSALMS. 



225 



PSALM CXV. 

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, 
But unto thy name give glory, 

For thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 
Wherefore should the heathen say, 

Where is now their God ? 
But our God is in the heavens : 

He hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. 
Their idols are silver and gold, 

The work of men's hands. 
They have mouths, but they speak not : 

Eyes have they, but they see not : 
They have ears, but they hear not : 

Noses have they, but they smell not : 
They have hands, but they handle not : 
Feet have they, but they walk not : 

Neither speak they through their throat. 
They that make them are like unto them ; 

So is every one that trusteth in them. 
O Israel, trust thou in the Lord : 

He is their help and their shield. 
O house of Aaron trust in the Lord : 

He is their help and their shield. 
Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord : 

He is their help and their shield. 
The Lord hath been mindful of us : he will bless us ; 

He will bless the house of Israel ; 

He will bless the house of Aaron. 
He will bless them that fear the Lord, 

Both small and great. 
The Lord shall increase you more and more, 

You and your children. 



226 



PSALMS. 



Ye are blessed of the Lord 

Which made heaven and earth. 
The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's : 

But the earth hath he given to the children of 
men. 

The dead praise not the Lord, 

Neither any that go down into silence. 
But we will bless the Lord 
From this time forth and for evermore. 

Praise the Lord. 

PSALM CXVI. 

I love the Lord, because he hath heard 

My voice and my supplications. 
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me. 

Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 
The sorrows of death compassed me, 
And the pains of hell gat hold upon me : 

I found trouble and sorrow. 
Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; 

0 Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous ; 

Yea, our God is merciful. 
The Lord preserveth the simple : 

1 was brought low, and he helped me. 
Return unto thy rest, O my soul ; 

For the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. 
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, 
Mine eyes from tears, 

And my feet from falling. 
I will walk before the Lord 

In the land of the living. 



PSALMS. 



I believed, therefore have I spoken : 

I was greatly afflicted : 
I said in my haste, 

All men are liars. 
What shall I render unto the Lord 

For all his benefits towards me ? 
I will take the cup of salvation, 

And call upon the name of the Lord. 
I will pay my vows unto the Lord 

Now in the presence of all his people. 
Precious in the sight of the Lord 

Is the death of his saints. 

0 Lord, truly I am thy servant ; 

1 am thy servant, and the son of thine handmai( 

Thou hast loosed my bonds. 
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, 

And will call upon the name of the Lord. 
I will pay my vows unto the Lord 

JSFow in the presence of all his people. 
In the courts of the Lord's house, 
In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXVII. 

O praise the Lord, all ye nations : 

Praise him, all ye people. 
For his merciful kindness is great towards us : 

And the truth of the Lord endureth for ev 
Praise ye the Lord. 



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PSALMS. 



PSALM CXVIII. 

0 give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

Because his mercy endureth for ever. 
Let Israel now say, 

That his mercy endureth for ever. 
Let the house of Aaron now say, 

That his mercy endureth for ever. 
Let them now that fear the Lord say, 

That his mercy endureth for ever. 

1 called upon the Lord in distress : 

The Lord answered me, and set me in a large 
place. 

The Lord is on my side ; I will not fear : 

What can man do unto me ? 
The Lord taketh my part with them that help me : 

Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that 
hate me. 
It is better to trust in the Lord 

Than to put confidence in man. 
It is better to trust in the Lord 

Than to put confidence in princes. 
The Lord is my strength and song, 

And is become my salvation. 
The voice of rejoicing and salvation 
Is in the tabernacles of the righteous : 

The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 
The right hand of the Lord is exalted : 

The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 
I shall not die, but live, 

And declare the works of the Lord. 
The Lord hath chastened me sore : 

But he hath not given me over unto death. 



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229 



Open to me the gates of righteousness : 

I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord : 
This gate of the Lord, 

Into which the righteous shall enter. 
I will praise thee : for thou hast heard me, 

And art become my salvation. 
The stone which the builders refused 

Is become the head-stone of the corner. 
This is the Lord's doing ; 

It is marvellous in our eyes. 
This is the day which the Lord hath made ; 

We will rejoice and be glad in it. 
Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord : 

O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. 
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord : 

We have blessed you out of the house of the 
Lord. 

Thou art my God, and I will praise thee : 
Thou art my God, I will exalt thee. 

O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 
For his mercy endureth for ever 

PSALM GXIX. 

Blessed are the un defiled in the way, 

Who walketh in the law of the Lord. 
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, 

And that seek him with the whole heart. 
They also do no iniquity : 

They walk in his ways. 
Thou hast commanded us 

To keep thy precepts diligently. 
O that my ways were directed 



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PSALMS. 



To keep thy statutes ! 
Then shall I not be ashamed, 

When I have respect unto all thy command- 
ments. 

I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, 

When I shall have learned thy righteous judg- 
ments. 

I will keep thy statutes: 

O forsake me not utterly. 

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way ? 

By taking heed thereto according to thy word. 
With my whole heart have I sought thee : 

0 let me not wander from thy commandments. 
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, 

That I might not sin against thee. 
Blessed art thou, O Lord : 

Teach me thy statutes. 
With my lips have I declared 

All the judgments of thy mouth. 
I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, 

As much as in all riches. 
I will meditate in thy precepts, 

And have respect unto thy ways. 
I will delight myself in thy statutes: 

1 will not forget thy word. 

My soul cleaveth unto the dust : 

Quicken thou me according to thy word. 
I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me ; 

Teach me thy statutes. 
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts : 

So shall T talk of thy wondrous works. 



PSALMS. 



231 



My soul melteth for heaviness : 

Strengthen thou me according unto thy word. 
Remove from me the way of lying : 

And grant me thy law graciously. 
I have chosen the way of truth : 

Thy judgments have I laid before me. 
I have stuck unto thy testimonies : 

O Lord, put me not to shame. 
I will run the way of thy commandments, 

When thou shalt enlarge my heart. 

Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes ; 

And I shall keep it unto the end. 
Give me understanding, and 1 shall keep thy law ; 

Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 
Make me to go in the path of thy command- 
ments ; 

For therein do I delight- 
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, 

And not to covetousness. 
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; 

And quicken thou me in thy way. 
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, 

Who is devoted to thy fear. 
Turn away my reproach which I fear : 

For thy judgments are good. 
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts : 

Quicken me in thy righteousness. 

Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, 

Even thy salvation, according to thy word. 
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that re- 
proach eth me : 



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PSALMS. 



For I trust in thy word. 
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my 
mouth ; 

For I have hoped in thy judgments. 
So shall I keep thy law continually 

For ever and ever. 
And I will walk at liberty : 

For I seek thy precepts. 
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings. 

And will not be ashamed. 
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, 

Which I have loved. 
My hands also will I lift up unto thy command- 
ments, which I have loved ; 

And I will meditate in thy statutes. 

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me : 

Give me understanding, that I may learn thy 
commandments. 
They that fear thee will be glad when they see me ; 

Because I have hoped in thy word. 
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, 

And that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. 
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my 
comfort, 

According to thy word unto thy servant. 
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may 
live : 

For thy law is my delight. 
Let the proud be ashamed ; for they dealt perversely 
with me without a cause : 

But I will meditate in thy precepts. 
Let those that fear thee turn unto me, 



PSALMS. 



233 



And those that have known thy testimonies. 
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes : 
That I be not ashamed. 

My soul fainteth for thy salvation : 

But I hope in thy word. 
Mine eyes fail for thy word, 

Saying, When wilt thou comfort me ? 
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke ; 

Yet do I not forget thy statutes. 
How many are the days of thy servant ? 

When wilt thou execute judgment on them 
that persecute me ? 
The proud have digged pits for me, 

Which are not after thy law. 
All thy commandments are faithful : 

They persecute me wrongfully ; help thou me. 
They had almost consumed me upon earth ; 

But I forsook not thy precepts. 
Quicken me after thy loving-kindness ; 

So shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. 

For ever, O Lord, 

Thy word is settled in heaven. 
Thy faithfulness is unto all generations : 

Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 
They continue this day according to thine ordinances: 

For all are thy servants. 
Unless thy law had been my delights, 

I should then have perished in mine affliction. 
I will never forget thy precepts : 

For with them thou hast quickened me. 
I am thine save me ; 



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PSALMS. 



For I have sought thy precepts. 
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me : 

But I will consider thy testimonies. 
I have seen an end of all perfection : 

But thy commandment is exceeding broad. 

0 how love I thy law ! 

It is my meditation all the day. 
Thou through thy commandments hast made me 
wiser than mine enemies : 
For they are ever with me. 

1 have more understanding than all my teachers : 

For thy testimonies are my meditation. 
I understand more than the ancients, 

Because I keep thy precepts. 
Lhave refrained my feet from every evil way, 

That I might keep thy word. 
I have not departed from thy judgments : 

For thou hast taught me. 
How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! 

Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth. 
Through thy precepts I get understanding : 

Therefore I hate every false way. 

Thy testimonies are wonderful : 

Therefore doth my soul keep them. 
The entrance of thy words giveth light ; 

It giveth understanding unto the simple. 
I opened my mouth, and panted ; 

For I longed for thy commandments. 
Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, 

As thou usest to do unto those that love thy 
name. 



PSALMS. 



235 



Order my steps in thy word : 

And let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 
Deliver me from the oppression of man : 

So will I keep thy precepts. 
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant ; 

And teach me thy statutes. 
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, 

Because they keep not thy law. 

Righteous art thou, O Lord, 

And upright are thy judgments. 
Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded 

Are righteous and very faithful. 
My zeal hath consumed me, 

Because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. 
Thy word is very pure : 

Therefore thy servant loveth it. 
I am small and despised : 

Yet do not I forget thy precepts. 
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, 

And thy law is the truth. 
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me : 

Yet thy commandments are my delights. 
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: 

Give me understanding, and I shall live. 

I cried with my whole heart ; Hear me, O Lord : 

I will keep thy statutes. 
I cried unto thee ; save me, 

And I shall keep thy testimonies. 
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried : 

I hoped in thy word. 
Mine eyes prevent the night watches, 



PSALMS. 



That I might meditate in thy word. 
Hear my voice according unto thy loving-kindness : 

O Lord, quicken me according to thy judgment. 
They draw nigh that follow after mischief: 

They are far from thy law. 
Thou art near, O Lord ; 

And all thy commandments are truth. 
Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old 

That thou hast founded them for ever. 

Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord : 

Give me understanding according to thy word. 
Let my supplication come before thee : 

Deliver me according to thy word. 
My lips shall utter praise, 

When thou hast taught me thy statutes : 
My tongue shall speak of thy word : 

For all thy commandments are righteousness. 
Let thine hand help me ; 

For I have chosen thy precepts. 
I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord ; 

And thy law is my delight. 
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee ; 

And let thy judgments help me. 
I have gone astray like a lost sheep : 

Seek thy servant ; for I do not forget thy com- 
mandments. 

PSALM CXXIIL 

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, 

O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand 
of their masters, 



' PSALMS. 



237 



And as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of 
her mistress ; 
So our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, 

Until that he have mercy upon us. 
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have merc}^ upon us ; 

For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 
Our soul is exceedingly filled 
With the scorning of those that are at ease, 

And with the contempt of the proud. 

PSALM CXXX. 

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. 

Lord, hear my voice : 
Let thine ears be attentive 

To the voice of my supplications. 
If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, 

0 Lord, who shall stand ? 

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest 
be feared. 

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, 

And in his word do I hope. 
My soul waiteth for the Lord 
More than they that watch for the morning. 

1 say, more than they that watch for the morning. 
Let Israel hope in the Lord : 

For with the Lord there is mercy, 

And with him is plenteous redemption. 

And he shall redeem Israel 
From all his iniquities. 



238 



PSALMS. 



PSALM CXXXV. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

Praise ye the name of the Lord ; 

Praise him, O ye servants of the Lord. 
Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, 

In the courts of the house of our God, 
Praise the Lord ; for the Lord is good : 

Sing praises unto his name : for it is pleasant. 
For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, 

And Israel for his peculiar treasure. 
For I know that the Lord is great, 

And that our Lord is above all gods. 
Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he, 

In heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and in all 
deep places. 

He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of 

the earth ; 
He maketh lightnings for the rain ; 

He bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. 
Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever ; 

And thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all 
generations. 
For the Lord will judge his people, 

And he will repent himself concerning his ser- 
vants. 

The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, 

The work of men's hands. 
They have mouths, but they speak not ; 

Eyes have they, but they see not ; 
They have ears, but they hear not ; 

Neither is there any breath in their mouths. 
They that make them are like unto them ; 



PSALMS. 



239 



So is every one that trusteth in them. 
Bless the Lord, O house of Israel : 

Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron: 
Bless the Lord, O house of Levi : 

Ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. 
Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth a 
Jerusalem. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXXXVL 

O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
O give thanks unto the God of gods : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
O give thanks to the Lord of lords : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
To him who alone doeth great wonders: 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
To him that stretched out the earth above th 
waters : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
To him that made great lights: 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
The sun to rule by day : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
The moon and stars to rule by night : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
Who remembered us in our low estate: 

For his mercy endureth for ever 
And hath redeemed us from our enemies : 



240 



PSALMS. 



For his mercy endureth for ever. 
Who giveth food to all flesh : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 

0 give thanks unto the God of heaven : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 

PSALM CXXXVIII. 

1 will praise thee with my whole heart : 

Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 
I will worship toward thy holy temple, 
And praise thy name, for thy loving-kindness and 
for thy truth : 

For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy 
name. 

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, 

And strengthenedst me with strength in my 
soul. 

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, 

"When they hear the words of thy mouth. 
Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : 

For great is the glory of the Lord. 
Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto 
the lowly : 

But the proud he knoweth afar off. 
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt 
revive me : 

Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath 
of mine enemies, 

And thy right hand shall save me. 
The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me : 
Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever : 

Forsake not the works of thine own hands. 



PSALMS. 



241 



PSALM CXXXIX. 

0 Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. 
Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising, 

Thou understandest my thought afar off. 
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, 

And art acquainted with all my ways. 
For there is not a word in my tongue, 

But, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. 
Thou hast beset me behind and before, 

And laid thine hand upon me. 
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; 

It is high, I cannot attain unto it. 
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? 

Or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? 
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : 

If I make my bed in hell, behold thou art there. 
If I take the wings of the morning, 

And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; 
Even there shall thy hand lead me, 

And thy right hand shall hold me. 
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me ; 

Even the night shall be light about me. 
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; 
But the night shineth as the day : 

The darkness and the light are both alike to 
thee. 

1 will praise thee ; for I am fearfully and wonder- 
fully made : 

Marvellous are thy works ; 

And that my soul knoweth right well. 

My substance was not hid from thee, 

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242 



PSALMS. 



When I was made in secret, 

And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of 
the earth. 

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect ; 
And in thy book all my members were written, 

Which in continuance were fashioned, when as 
yet there was none of them. 
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! 

How great is the sum of them ! 
If I should count them, they are more in number 
than the sand : 

When I awake, I am still with thee. 
Search me, O God, and know my heart : 

Try me, and know my thoughts: 
And see if there be any wicked way in me, 

And lead me in the way everlasting. 



PSALM CXLIIL 

Hear my prayer, O Lord, 
Give ear to my supplications : 

In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy right- 
eousness. 

And enter not into judgment with thy servant : 

For in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 

I remember the days of old ; 

I meditate on all thy works ; 

I muse on the work of thy hands. 

I stretch forth my hands unto thee : 

My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. 

Hear me speedily, O Lord ; my spirit faileth : 

Hide not thy face from me, 



PSALMS. 



243 



Lest I be like unto them that go down into the 
pit. 

Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning ; 

For in thee do I trust : 
Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk ; 

For I lift up my soul unto thee. 
Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies : 

I flee unto thee to hide me. 
Teach me to do thy will ; 
For thou art my God : 

Thy spirit is good ; lead me into the land of 
uprightness. 
Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake : 

For thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out 
of trouble. 

PSALM CXLV. 

I will extol thee, my God, O King : 

And I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 
Every day will I bless thee ; 

And I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; 

And his greatness is unsearchable. 
One generation shall praise thy works to another, 

And shall declare thy mighty acts. 
I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, 

And of thy wondrous works. 
And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible 
acts : 

And I will declare thy greatness. 
They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy 
great goodness, 



2U 



PSALMS. 



And shall sing of thy righteousness. 
The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion ; 

Slow to anger, and of great mercy. 
The Lord is good to all : 

And his tender mercies are over all his works. 
All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord : 

And thy saints shall bless thee. 
They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, 

And talk of thy power ; 
To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, 

And the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 

And thy dominion endureth throughout all gen- 
erations. 

The Lord uphold eth all that fall, 

And raiseth up all those that be bowed down. 
The eyes of all wait upon thee ; 

And thou givest them their meat in due season. 
Thou openest thine hand, 

And satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 
The Lord is righteous in all his ways, 

And holy in all his works. 
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, 

To all that call upon him in truth. 
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him : 

He also will hear their cry, and will save them. 
The Lord preserveth all them that love him : 

But all the wicked will he destroy. 
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord. 

And let all flesh bless his holy name. For ever 
and ever. 



PSALMS. 



245 



PSALM CXLVI. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

Praise the Lord, O my soul. 
While I live I will praise the Lord : 

I will sing praises unto my God while I have 
any being. 
Put not your trust in princes, 

Nor in the son of man in whom there is no help. 
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth ; 

In that very day his thoughts perish. 
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, 

Whose hope is in the Lord his God : 
Which made heaven and earth, 
The sea, and all that therein is: 

Which keepeth truth for ever: 
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed : 
Which giveth food to the hungry. 

The Lord looseth the prisoners : 
The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind : 
The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down : 

The Lord loveth the righteous : 
The Lord preserveth the strangers ; 
He relieveth the fatherless and widow : 

But the way of the wicked he turneth upside 
down. 

The Lord shall reign for ever, 
Even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. 
Praise ye the Lord. 



246 



PSALMS. 



PSALM CXLVIL 
Praise ye the Lord : 

For it is good to sing praises unto our God ; 

For it is pleasant ; and praise is comely. 
The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : 

He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 
He healeth the broken in heart, 

And bindeth up their wounds. 
He telleth the number of the stars ; 

He calleth them all by their names. 
Great is our Lord, and of great power : 

His understanding is infinite. 
The Lord lifteth up the meek : 

He casteth the wicked down to the ground. 
Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving ; 

Sing praise upon the harp unto our God : 
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, 
Who prepareth rain for the earth, 

Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 
He giveth to the beast his food, 

And to the young ravens which cry. 
He clelighteth not in the strength of the horse : 

He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 
The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, 

In those that hope in his mercy. 
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem ; 

Praise thy God, O Zion. 
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates ; 

He hath blessed thy children within thee. 
He maketh peace in thy borders, 

And filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. 



PSALMS. 



247 



He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth : 

His word runneth very swiftly. 
He giveth snow like wool : 

He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. 
He casteth forth his ice like morsels : 

Who can stand before his cold ! 
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them : 

He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters 
flow. 

He showeth his word unto Jacob, 

His statutes and his judgments unto Israel. 
He hath not dealt so with any nation : 
And as for his judgments, they have not known 
them. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXLVIII. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

Praise ye the Lord from the heavens : 
Praise him in the heights. 
Praise ye him, all his angels : 

Praise ye him, all his hosts. 
Praise ye him, sun and moon : 

Praise him, all ye stars of light. 
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens. 

And ye waters that be above the heavens. 
Let them praise the name of the Lord : 

For he commanded, and they were created : 
He hath also established them for ever and ever : 

He hath made a decree which shall not pass. 
Praise the Lord from the earth, 

Ye dragons, and all deeps : 



248 



PSALMS. 



Fire, and hail ; snow and vapors ; 

Stormy wind fulfilling bis word : 
Mountains, and all hills ; 

Fruitful trees, and all cedars : 
Beasts, and all cattle ; 

Creeping things, and flying fowl : 
Kings of the earth, and all people ; 

Princes, and all judges of the earth : 
Both young men, and maidens ; 

Old men, and children : 
Let them praise the name of the Lord : 
For his name alone is excellent ; 

His glory is above the earth and heaven. 
He also exalteth the glory of his people, 

The praise of all his saints ; 
Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXLIX. 

Pkaise ye the Lord. 

Sing unto the Lord a new song, 

And his praise in the congregation of saints. 
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him : 

Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 
Let them praise his name in the dance : 

Let them sing praises unto him with the tim- 
brel and harp. 
For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people : 

He will beautify the meek with salvation. 



PSALMS. 



PSALM CL. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

Praise God in his sanctuary : 

Praise him in the firmament of his power. 
Praise him for his mighty acts: 

Praise him according to his excellent greatness. 
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet ; 

Praise him with the psaltery and harp. 
Praise him with the timbrel and dance ; 

Praise him with stringed instruments and organs. 
Praise him upon the loud cymbals : 

Praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

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ANTHEMS 



FOE CHRISTMAS DAY. 

To he used at Morning Prayer, instead of the Psalm, O 
come, let us sing, &q. 

GLORY be to God in the highest, on earth peace, 
good will toward men. 
Blessed are the people who know the joyful 
sound ; they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy 
countenance ; 

Through the tender mercies of our God, whereby 
the dayspring from on high hath visited us ; 

To give light to those who sit in darkness and in 
the shadow of death, and to guide our feet in the 
way of peace. 

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of 
him who bringeth good tidings; who publisheth 
peace ; who bringeth good tidings of good ; who 
publisheth salvation ; who saith unto Sion, Thy God 
reigneth. 

There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and 
joyful gladness for such as are true of heart. 

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, and give thanks 
at the remembrance of his holiness. 

Sing unto the Lord, and praise his name ; be tell- 
ing of his salvation from day to day. 



ANTHEMS. 



251 



Let all those who seek him be joyful and glad in 
him, and let all such as love his salvation say al- 
ways, The Lord be praised. 



FOR GOOD FRIDAY. 

THE people stood up, and the rulers took coun- 
sel together against the Lord, and against his 
anointed. 

They cast their heads together with one consent, 
and were confederate against him. 

They spake against him with false tongues, and 
encompassed him about with words of hatred, and 
fought against him without a cause. 

False witnesses also did rise up against him; they 
laid to his charge things that he knew not. 

For the sins of the people, and the iniquity of the 
priests, they shed the blood of the just in the midst 
of Jerusalem. 

He was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet he 
opened not his mouth ; he was led as a lamb to the 
slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is 
dumb, so he opened not his mouth. 

But, thou, Lord, hast highly exalted him, and 
given him a name that is above every name ; 

That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, 
and every tongue confess that Christ Jesus is Lord, 
to the glory of Grod the Father. 



252 



ANTHEMS. 



FOR EASTER DAY. 

CHRIST our passover is sacrificed for us ; there- 
fore let us keep the feast ; not with the old 
leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wick- 
edness ; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity 
and truth. 

Christ being raised from the dead, dieth no more ; 
death hath no more dominion over him. 

For in that he died, he died unto sin once ; but 
in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise 
reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto 
sin, but alive unto God, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

Christ is risen from the dead, and become the first 
fruits of those who slept. 

For since by man came death, by man came also 
the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all 
die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 

Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto 
him, who sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, 
for ever and ever. Amen. 

In the afternoon of 'Easter \ the children and youth of the 
Congregation may meet in Church with their Teachers 
and Parents, and hold a joyous anniversary. The 
Church should be pleasantly adorned, and as far as is 
convenient, with flowers ; and suitable tokens should be 
provided, especially for the scholars of the Sunday School. 
The Minister should conduct the service, which may be 
as follows : 



ANTHEMS AND HYMNS. 



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EASTER FESTIVAL OF YOUTH. 



I. SUNDAY SCHOOL SERVICE. 

1. — Chant by the Choie of Boys. Venite or Anthem. 

2. — Lesson from the Scriptures. Pastor and Scholars. 

3. — Prayer by Pastor and Scholars. 

4. — AN EASTER CAROL. 7s & 6s. 

Let the merry church-bells ring, 

Hence with tears and sighing ; 
Frost and cold have fled from Spring, 

Life hath conquered dying : 
Flowers are smiling, fields are gay, 

Sunny is the weather : 
With our rising Lord to-day 

All things rise together. 

Let the birds sing out again 

From their leafy chapel, 
Praising Him, with whom in vain 
. Sin hath sought to grapple : 
Sounds of joy come loud and clear, 

As the breezes flutter ; 
He arose, and is not here, 

Is the strain they utter. 

Let the past of grief be past ; 

This our comfort giveth, 
He was slain on Friday last, 

But to-day he liveth : 



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Mourning heart, must needs be gay, 

Out of sorrow's prison ; 
Since the very grave can say, 

Christ he hath arisen. 

Or this Hymn : 

"THE PROMISED LAND." 7s. 

Children of the heavenly King, 
As ye journey, sweetly sing; 
Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, 
Glorious in his works and ways. 

Ye are travelling home to God, 
In the way your fathers trod ; 
They are happy now — and ye 
Soon their happiness shall see. 

Shout, ye little flock, and blest ; 
You on Jesus' throne shall rest ; 
There your seat is now prepared, — ■ 
There your kingdom and reward. 

Lord, submissive make us go, 
Gladly leaving all below ; 
Only thou our leader be, 
And we still will follow thee. 

5. — Addeess by the Pastoe. 
6.— HYMN: "HOSANNAS OE CHILDREN." 

Once was heard the song of children 

By the Saviour, while on earth ; 
Joyful in the sacred temple 



ANTHEMS AND HYMNS. 



Shouts of youthful praise had birth ; 

And hosannas 
Loud to David's Son broke forth. 

Oh, though humble is our offering, 
Deign accept our grateful lays ; 

Those from children once proceeding, 
Thou didst deem " perfected praise." 

Now hosannas, 
Saviour, Lord, to thee we raise. 

II. PRESENTATION OF GIFTS. 

1. — To the Scholars of the several Classes. 
2. — To the Pastor's or Elder Class. 
3. — To the Little Children of the Congregation, 

Whilst the following Hymn is being sung : 

See Israel's gentle shepherd stand 
With all engaging charms ; 

Hark, how he calls the tender lambs, 
And folds them in his arms ! 

Ye little flock, with pleasure hear ; 

Ye children, seek his face ; 
And fly with transport to receive 

The blessings of his grace. 

4. — Notice of Changes in the School. 

5. — HYMN: "THE SHINING SHORE." 

My days are gliding swiftly by, 

And I, a pilgrim stranger, 
Would not detain them as they fly, 

Those hours of toil and danger. 



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For, oh ! we stand on Jordan's strand, 

Our friends are passing over, 
And just before, the shining shore 

We may almost discover. 

We'll gird our loins, my brethren dear, 

Our distant home discerning; 
Our absent Lord has left us word, 

Let every lamp be burning. 

For, oh ! we stand, &c. 

Let sorrow's rudest tempest blow, 

Each chord on earth to sever, 
Our King says Come, and there's our home, 

For ever, oh ! for ever. 

For, oh ! we stand, &c. 

6. — Welcome to othepw Schools and Teachees. 

7. — DOXOLOGY. 

Praise, O praise the name divine, 
Praise him at the hallowed shrine ; 
Let the firmament on high 
To its Maker's praise reply. 

All who vital breath enjoy, 
In his praise that breath employ ; 
And in one great chorus join : 
Praise, O praise the name divine. 

8. - -Benediction", 



ANTHEMS. 



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FOE WHITSUNDAY. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, and call upon his 
name ; tell the people what things he hath 

done. 

O let your songs be of him, and praise him ; and 
let your talking be of all his wondrous works. 

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face for 
evermore. 

The Lord gave the word, and great was the com- 
pany of those who published it. 

His salvation is nigh unto those who fear him, 
that glory may dwell in the land. 

Mercy and truth are met together, righteousness 
and peace have kissed each other. 

Truth shall flourish on the earth, and righteous- 
ness shall look down from heaven. 

The Lord will give strength unto his people ; the 
Lord will give unto his people the blessing of peace. 

Blessed are the people whose strength is from 
thee, and in whose heart are thy ways. 

Teach us to do thy will, for thou art our God ; O 
let thy good Spirit lead us into the paths of right- 
eousness. 



FOR ALL SAINTS' DAY. 

THE COLLECT. 

O ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit together 
thine elect in one communion and fellowship, 
in the spiritual body of thy Son Christ our Lord ; 



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grant us grace so to follow thy blessed saints in all 
virtuous and godly living, that we may come to 
those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared 
for those who unfeignedly love thee ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen, 




LESSED are the poor in spirit: for theirs is 
the kingdom of heaven. 



Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be 
comforted. 

Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the 
earth. 

Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after 
righteousness : for they shall be filled. 

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain 
mercy. 

Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see 
God. 

Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be 
called the children of God. 

Blessed are they that are persecuted for right- 
eousness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Come, ye blessed of my Father ! inherit the king- 
dom prepared for you from the foundation of the 
world. 

Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from 
henceforth ! Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may 
rest from their labors ; and their works do follow 
them. 



ANTHEMS. 



259 



FOR THE APOSTLES' DAYS. 

COLLECT. 

MERCIFUL Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy 
bright beams of light upon thy Church, that 
it being instructed by the doctrine of thy blessed 
Apostles and Evangelists, may so walk in the light 
of thy truth, that it may at length attain to ever- 
lasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

HOW beautiful upon the mountains are the feet 
of him that bringeth good tidings, that pub- 
lisheth peace ; 

That bringeth good tidings of good, that publish- 
eth salvation ; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth ! 

Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice ; with the 
voice together shall they sing : 

For they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord 
shall bring again Zion. 

Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste 
places of Jerusalem : 

For the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath 
redeemed Jerusalem. 

The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the 
eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth 
shall see the salvation of our God. 

GO ye, therefore, and make disciples of all na- 
tions, baptizing them in the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I 



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have commanded you ; and lo, I am with you alway, 
even unto the end of the world. Amen. 

On days that commemorate the Apostles, and at other 
times, the following creed will have interest as being the 
oldest and the most universal of Church confessions, and 
may be used at discretion to illustrate the general belief 
of the Christian Church. The portions added to the 
ancient words in the Roman and Reformed Churches 
are marked in Italics. 

THE APOSTLES' CREED.* 

I believe in God the Father Almighty : 

[Maker of heaven and earth : \ 
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord : 
Who was [conceived'] by the Holy Ghost, born of the 

Virgin Mary, 
Suffered under Pontius Pilate, 
Was crucified [dead] and buried, 

[He descended into Hell,] 
The third day he rose again from the dead, 
He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right 

hand of [God] the Father [Almighty,] 
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the 

dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost : 
The Holy [Catholic] Church : 

[The Communion of Saints- :] 
The forgiveness of sins : 
The resurrection of the body : 

[And the life everlasting.] 
Amen. 



* See p. 133, in the Catechism. 



HYMN S 



MORNING AND EVENING. 

1, Morning Hymn. lis & 10s. 

1 Now, when the dusky shades of night retreating, 

Before the sun's red banner swiftly flee ; 
Now, when the terrors of the dark are fleeting, 
O Lord ! we lift our thankful hearts to thee. 

2 To thee, whose word, the fount of life unsealing, 

When hill and dale in thickest darkness lay, 
Awoke bright rays across the dim earth stealing, 
And bade the even and morn complete the day. 

3 Look from the tower of heaven, and send to cheer us, 

Thy light and truth to guide us onward still ; 
Still let thy mercy as of old be near us, 
And lead us safely to thy holy hill. 

4 So when that morn of endless light is waking, 

And shades of evil from its splendor flee, 
Safe may we rise, the earth's dark breast forsaking, 
Through all the long bright day to dwell with thee. 

2. Morning Hymn. C. M. 

1 Now that the sun is beaming bright, 
Implore we, bending low, 
That he, the uncreated Light, 
May guide us as we go. 



MORNING. 



~No sinful word, nor deed of wrong, 
~Nor thoughts that idly rove, 

But simple truth be on our tongue, 
And in our hearts be love. 

And while the hours in order flow, 

Securely keep, O God, 
Our hearts, beleaguered by the foe, 

That tempts our every road. 

And grant that to thine honor, Lord, 

Our daily toil may tend ; 
That we begin it at thy word, 

And in thy favor end. 

Prayer. 

1 Thou Brightness of the Father's ray, 
True Light of light, and Day of day 
Light's fountain and eternal spring : 
Thou Morn the morn illumining ! 

2 Glide in, thou very Sun divine ; 
With everlasting brightness shine : 
And shed abroad on every sense 
The Spirit's light and influence. 

3 Thee, Father, let us seek aright : 
The Father of perpetual light : 
The Father of Almighty grace : 
Each wile of sin away to chase. 

4 Our acts with courage do thou fill : 
Blunt thou the tempter's tooth of ill 
Misfortune into good convert, 

Or give us grace to bear unhurt. 

5 And Christ, our daily food be nigh, 
And Faith our daily cup supply : 



MORNING. 



3 



So may we quaff, to calm and bless, 
The Spirit's rapturous holiness. 

4. " The day that God hath Messed." H. M. 

1 Awake, ye saints, awake ! 

And hail this sacred day ; 
In loftiest songs of praise 

Your joyful homage pay : 
Come, bless the day that God hath blest, 
The type of heaven's eternal rest. 

2 On this auspicious morn 

The Lord of life arose; 
He burst the bars of death, 

And vanquished all our foes ; 
And now he pleads our cause above, 
And reaps the fruit of all his love. 

3 Hither, from earth's remotest end, 
Lo ! the redeemed of God ascend, 

Their tribute hither bring : 
Here, crowned with everlasting joy, 
In hymns of praise their tongues employ, 

And hail th' immortal King. 

5. - The Morning and Evening Light. L. M. 

1 "When, streaming from the eastern skies, 
The morning light salutes mine eyes, 

O Sun of righteousness divine, 
On me with beams of mercy shine! 
Oh! chase the clouds of guilt away, 
And turn my darkness into day. 

2 When each day's scenes and labors close, 
And wearied nature seeks repose, 



4 



EVENING. 



With pard'ning mercy richly blest, 
Guard me, my Father, while I rest ; 
And, as each morning sun shall rise, 
Oh, lead me onward to the skies ! 

3 And at my life's last setting-sun, 
My conflicts o'er, my labors done, 
Father, thy heavenly radiance shed, 
To cheer and bless my dying bed ; 
And, from death's gloom my spirit raise, 
To see thy face, and sing thy praise. 

(J. Prayer for the Fatherless. 12s. 

1 When the sun gloriously comes forth from the ocean, 

Making earth beautiful, chasing shadows away, 
Thus do we offer thee our prayer of devotion, 
God of the fatherless ! guide us, guard us to-day. 

2 When o'er the western hills, the sunset tints blending, 

Show us how quickly fades all that on earth seems 
bright, 

Still to unfading realms our prayer is ascending, 
God of the fatherless ! guide us, guard us to-night. 

7. Vesper Hymn. 



1 



Hark ! the vesper hymn is stealing, 
O'er the waters soft and clear ; 



Nearer yet, and nearer pealing, 
Now it bursts upon the ear ! 



Jubilate. Amen. 



Farther now, now farther stealing, 
Soft it fades upon the ear. 



2 



Now like moonlight waves retreating, 
To the shore it dies along ; 



EVENING. 



5 



Now like angry surges meeting, 
Breathes the mingled tide of song. 
Jubilate. Amen. 

Hush ! again like waves retreating, 
To the shore it dies along. 



8, Vespers. P. M. 

1 Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining ; 
Father in heaven ! the day is declining ; 
Safety and innocence flee with the light, 
Temptation and danger walk forth with the night ; 
From the fall of the shade till the morning bells chime, 
Shield us from danger and keep us from crime ! 

Father ! have mercy, through Jesus Christ our Lord ! 
Amen ! 

2 Father in heaven ! Oh, hear when we call, 
Through Jesus Christ, who is Saviour of all ! 
Fainting' and feeble, we trust in thy might ; 

In doubting and darkness thy love be our light ! 
Let us sleep on thy breast while the night taper burns, 
And wake in thy arms when the morning returns. 
Father ! have mercy, through Jesus Christ our Lord ! 
Amen ! 



9. Sabbath Evening. L. M. 

1 Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve, 

And soft the sunbeams ling'ring there ; 
For these blest hours the world I leave, 
Wafted on wings of faith and prayer. 

2 Season of rest I the tranquil soul 

Feels the sweet calm, and melts in love ; 
And while these sacred moments roll, 
Faith sees a smiling heaven above. 
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6 



EVENING. 



3 Nor will our days of toil be long : 
Our pilgrimage will soon be trod ; 
And we shall join the ceaseless song, 
The endless Sabbath of our God. 

10. Vespers. 10s & 4s. 

1 Father supreme ! thou high and holy One, 

To thee we bow ; 
Now, when the labor of the day is done, 
Devoutly, now. 

2 From age to age unchanging, still the same, 

All-good thou art ; 
Hallowed for ever be thy reverend name 
In every heart ! 

3 When the glad morn upon the hills was spread, 

Thy smile was there ; 
Now, as the darkness gathers overhead, 
We feel thy care. 

4 Night spreads her shade upon another day 

For ever past ; 
So o'er our faults, thy love, we humbly pray, 
A veil may cast. 

5 Silence and sleep, o'er hearts by earth distressed, 

Now sweetly steal ; 
So every fear that struggles in the breast 
Shall faith conceal. 

6 Thou through the dark wilt watch above our sleep 

With eye of love ; 
And thou wilt wake us when the sunbeams peep 
The hills above. 

7 Oh, may each heart its gratitude express 

As life expands, 
And find the triumph of its happiness 
In thy commands ! 



EVENiNG. 



7 



11. The Departed. P. M. 

1 The spirits of the loved and the departed 

Are with us, and they tell us of the sky, 
A rest for the bereaved and broken-hearted, 

A house not made with hands, a home on high ; 
Holy monitions, — a mysterious breath, — 

A whisper from the marble halls of death. 

2 They have gone from us, and the grave is strong, 

Yet in night's silent watches they are near ; 
Their voices linger round us, as the song 

Of the sweet bird that lingers on the ear, 
When, floating upward in the flush of even, 

Its form is lost from earth and swallowed up in 
heaven. ' 

12. Even Song. lis. 

1 Be near us, O Father ! through night's silent hour ; 
Impart to our slumbers thy calmness divine ; 
Drop rest on our lids like the dew on the flower, 
That even our still sleep may have something of thine. 

2 Oh, watch o'er our couch ; drive the tempter away ; 
From the sins that corrupt and betray keep us free ; 
That nor fancy shall wander, nor passion shall stray, 
And we dream not a thought that's displeasing to thee. 

3 And grant, when deep sleep o'er our senses shall close, 
That the heart may still watch, all unclouded and clear ; 
Guard, guard still thy children ; and bless the repose 
That, stainless of sin, is untouched by a fear. 

4 Then still to thee, Father, our praises we pay ; 
Still to thee we will offer love's infinite store ; 

Send down thy pure Spirit, even now while we pray ; 
Be with us, and keep us, and bless evermore ! 



8 



EVENING. 



13. Song in the Wight. 7 s 

1 Slowly, by God's hand unfurled, 
Down around the weary world 
Falls the darkness ; oh, how still 
Is the working of his will ! 

2 Mighty Spirit, ever nigh ! 
Work in me as silently ; 

Yeil the day's distracting sights, 
Show me heaven's eternal lights. 

3 Living stars to view be brought 

In the boundless realms of thought, 
High and infinite desires, 
Flaming like those upper fires. 

4 Holy truth, eternal right, 

Let them break upon my sight ; 
Let them shine serene and still, 
And with light my being fill. 



14. Evening Blessing. 8s & 7s. 

1 Holiest ! breathe an evening blessing, 

Ere repose our eyelids seal ; 
Sin and want we come confessing ; 
Thou canst save and thou canst heal. 

2 Though destruction walk around us, 

Though the arrows past us fly, 
Angel guards from thee surround us — 
We are safe if thou art nigh. 

3 Though the night be dark and dreary, 

Darkness cannot hide from thee ; 
Thou art He who, never weary, 
Watcheth where thy people be. 



EVENING. 



9 



4 Should swift death this night overtake us, 
And our couch become our tomb, 
May the morn in heaven awake us, 
Clad in bright and deathless bloom. 

15. Dona nobis pacem. P. M. 

1 Hear us, Heavenly Father, hear us ! 
Give to us thy perfect peace, 

Thou whose love unsleeping 
Watch is ever keeping. 
Shades of evening gather ; 
Thou, our heavenly Father, 
Holy and Merciful, 
Hear our evening prayer ! 

2 When life's glooms o'ertake us, 
Thou wilt not forsake us : 
When life's shadows darken, 
Then our cry wilt hearken ; 
Holy and Merciful ! 

Thou wilt hear our prayer. 
Give us thy peace, O Lord ! 
Keep us in thy perfect peace. 

1(3. N'ox et tenebrw. L. M. 

1 Again - , as evening's shadow falls, 
We gather in these hallowed walls, . 
And vesper Hymn and vesper Prayer 
Pise mingling on the holy air. 

May struggling hearts, that seek release, 
Here find the rest of God's own peace ; 
And, strengthened here by Hymn and Prayer, 
Lay down the burden and the care ! 

2 O God, our Light, to thee we bow ! 
Within all shadows, standest thou : 



10 



EVENING. 



Give deeper calm than night can bring, 
Give sweeter songs than lips can sing ! 
Life's tumult we must meet again, 
We cannot at the shrine remain ; 
But, in the spirit's secret cell, 
May Hymn and Prayer for ever dwell ! 

17. Lucis Creator optimc. L. M. 

1 O blest Creator of the light ! 

Who didst the dawn from darkness bring, 
And in the heaven's glorious height 

Didst bid the stars together sing : 
Who, gently blending eve with morn 

And morn with eve, didst call them day ; 
Thick flows the flood of darkness down, 

Oh, hear us as we come to pray ! 

2 Keep thou our souls from thought of crime ; 

Keep them from guilt's remorseful strife ; 
Not living for the things of time, 

But living the eternal life. 
Teach us to knock at heaven's high door ; 

Teach us the prize of life to win ; 
Teach us all evil to abhor, 

And purify ourselves within. 

18. Nearer to Thee. P. M. 

1 Nearer, my God, to thee, 

Nearer to thee ! 
E'en though it be a cross 

That raiseth me ; 
Still all my song shall be — 
Nearer, my God, to thee, 

Nearer to thee ! 



EVENING. 



11 



2 Though, like the wanderer, 

The sun gone down, 
Darkness be over me, 

My rest a stone ; 
Yet in my dreams I'd be 
Nearer, my God, to thee, — 

Nearer to thee ! 

3 There let the way appear, 

Steps unto heaven ; 
All that thou sendest me, 

In mercy given ; 
Angels to beckon me 
Nearer, my God, to thee, — 

Nearer to thee ! 

4 Then with my waking thoughts, 

Bright with thy praise, 
Out of my stony griefs, 

Bethel I'll raise ; 
So by my woes to be 
Nearer, my God, to thee, — 

Nearer to thee ! 

5 Or if on joyful wing, 

Cleaving the sky, 
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, 

Upward I fly, 
Still all my song shall be, 
Nearer my God, to thee, — 

Nearer to thee ! 

19. Evening Meditations. C. M. 

1 Behold the western evening light ! 
It melts in deepening gloom ; 
So calmly Christians sink away, 
Descending to the tomb. 



12 



EVENING. 



The winds breathe low, — the withering leaf 
Scarce whispers from the tree ; 

So gently flows the parting breath, 
When good men cease to be. 

2 How beautiful, on all the hills, 

The crimson light is shed ! 
'Tis like the peace the Christian gives 

To mourners round his bed. 
How mildly on the wandering cloud 

The sunset beam is cast ! 
'Tis like the memory left behind, 

When loved ones breathe their last. 

3 And now above the dews of night 

The yellow star appears ; 
So faith springs in the hearts of those 

Whose eyes are bathed in tears. 
But soon the morning's happier light 

Its glories shall restore ; 
And eyelids that are sealed in death 

Shall wake to close no more. 



20. Christmas Vesper Hymn. P. M. 

1 Depart awhile, each thought of care, 

Be earthly things forgotten all, 
And speak, my soul, thy vesper prayer, 

Obedient to that sacred call. 
For hark ! the pealing chorus swells, 

Devotion chants the hymn of praise, 
And now of joy and hope it tells, 
Till fainting on the ear, it says — 
Glory be to thee, our Lord, 
Our Lord, our Lord. 

2 Thine, wondrous babe of Galilee, 

Fond theme of David's harp and song, 



EVENING. 



13 



Thine are the notes of minstrelsy, 
To thee its ransomed chords belong. 

And hark! again the chorus swells, 
The song is wafted on the breeze, 

And to the listening earth it tells, 
In accents soft and sweet as these — 
Glory be to thee, our Lord. 

3 My heart doth feel that still he's near, 
To meet the soul in hours like this, 
Else, why, O why, that falling tear, 

When all is peace and love and bliss. 
But hark ! that pealing chorus swells 

Anew its thrilling vesper strain, 
And still of joy and hope it tells, 
And bids creation sing again — 
Glory be to thee, our Lord. 

21, Evening Aspiration. Ts & 6s. 

1 The mellow eve is gliding 

Serenely down the west ; 
So, every care subsiding, 
My soul would sink to rest. 

2 The woodland hum is ringing 

The daylight's gentle close ; 
May angels, round me singing, 
Thus hymn my last repose. 

3 The evening star has lighted 

Her crystal lamp on high ; 
So, when in death benighted, 
May hope illume the sky. 

4 In golden splendor dawning, 

The morrow's light shall break : 
Oh! on the last bright morning, 
May I in glory wake. 

12* 



EVENING. 



22. Twilight Hymn. 12s & lis. 

1 See, daylight is fading o'er eartli and o'er ocean, 

The sun has gone down on the far distant sea ; 
Oh ! now, in the hush of the fitful commotion, 
We lift our tired spirits, blest Saviour, to thee. 

2 Full oft wast thou found afar on the mountain 

As eventide spread her dark wing o'er the wave : 
Thou Son of the Highest, and life's endless fountain, 
Be with us, we pray thee, to bless and to save. 

3 And oft as the tumult of life's heaving billow 

Shall toss our frail bark, driving wild o'er night's deep, 
Let thy healing wing be stretched o'er our pillow, 
And guard us from evil, though death watch our sleep. 

4 To God, our great Father, whose throne is in heaven, 

Who dwells with the lowly and humble in heart, 
Through the Son and the Spirit all glory be given ; 
One God, ever blessed and praised, thou art. 



23. Entire Trust L. M. 

1 Rocked in the cradle of the deep, 
I lay me down in peace to sleep ; 
Secure I rest upon the wave, 

For thou, O Lord, hast power to save. 

2 I know thou wilt not slight my call, 
For thou dost mark the sparrow's fall ! 
And calm and peaceful is my sleep, 
Rocked in the cradle of the deep. 

3 And such the trust that still were mine, 
Though stormy winds swept o'er the brine, 
Or though the tempest's fiery breath 
Roused from sleep to wreck and death ! 



EVENING. 15 

4 In ocean caves still safe with thee, 
The germs of immortality ; 
And calm and peaceful is my sleep, 
Rocked in the cradle of the deep. 

24. Vespers. L. M. 



Thee in the hymns of morn we praise, 
To thee our voice at eve we raise ; 
Oh, grant us, with thy saints on high, 
Thee through all time to glorify. 

25# Salutis JvumancB sator. L. M. 

1 O thou pure Light of souls that love, 

True joy of every human breast, 
Sower of life's immortal seed, 

Our Saviour and Redeemer blest ! 

2 Be thou our guide, be thou our goal, 

Be thou our pathway to the skies ; 
Our joy when sorrow fills the soul, 
In death our everlasting prize. 

26. Vespers. P. M. 

1 The day expires ! 
My soul desires 

And pants to see that day 
When whate'er hath vexed her here 
Shall be done away. 

2 The night is here ! 
Oh ! be thou near ; 

Lord, make it light within ; 
Drive away from out my heart 
All the night of sin. 



16 



EVENING. 



3 The sunbeams pale, 
And flee and fail. 

O uncreated Sun ! 
Let thy light now shine on us, 
Then our joy were won. 

4 All things that move 
Below, above, 

Is"ow with sleep are blest ; 
Work thou still in me while I 
Calmly in thee rest. 

5 When shall the sway 
Of night and day 

Cease to rule man thus ? 
"When that brightest of days 
Once shall dawn on us. 

6 Oh ! never then 
Her light again 

Jerusalem shall miss ; 
For the Lamb shall be her light, 
Filling her with bliss. 



27. Evening Prayer. P. M. 

1 'Tis Nature's time for prayer — 
The silent praises of the glorious sky, 

And the earth's orisons, profound and high, 
To Heaven their breathings bear. 

2 "With them my soul would bend 
In humble rev'rence at thy holy throne, 
Trusting thy mercy in thy Son alone 

Thy sceptre to extend. 

3 If I this day have striven 

With thy blest Spirit, or have bowed the knee 
To aught of earth in weak idolatry, 
I pray to be forgiven. 



EVENING. 



4 If I have turned away 

From grief or stiff 'ring which I might relieve, 
Careless the cup of water e'en to give. 
Forgive me, Lord, I pray. 

5 Father ! my soul would be 

Pure as the drops of eve's unsullied dew ; 
And as the stars, whose nightly course is true, 
So would I be to thee. 

6 And now, O Father ! take 

The heart I cast with humble faith on thee, 
And cleanse its depths from each impurity, 
For thine own mercy's sake ! 



The Light Unchanging. 8s & 

1 Glorious God, we come to bless thee, 

Now when day is veiled in night ; 
Thou who knowest no beginning, 
Thou, the never-failing Light ! 

2 Thou the darkness hast dissolved, 
And the outward light created, 

That all things in light might be ; 
Fixing the unfixed chaos, 
Moulding it to wondrous beauty, 

Into the fair world we see. 

3 Thou enlightenest man with reason, 

Far beyond thy creatures dumb, 
That light in thy Light beholding, 
Wholly light he might become. 

4 Thou hast set the radiant heavens 
With thy many lamps of brightness, 

Filling all the vaults above, 
Day and night in turn subjecting 
To a brotherhood of service, 

And a mutual law of love. 



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EVENING. 



5 By the niglit our wearied nature, 
Resting from its toil and tears ; 



To the works, Lord, that thou lovest, 
Waking us when day appears. 



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Trust in God. 



P. M. 



1 The night is come, wherein at last we rest, 
God order this and all things for the best ! 
Beneath his blessing, fearless may we lie, 



2 Drive evil thoughts and spirits far away ; 
O Father, watch o'er us till dawning day, 
Body and soul alike from harm defend, 

Thine angels send. 

3 Let holy prayers and thoughts our latest be, 
Let us awake with joy, still close to thee ; 

In all serve thee ; in every deed and thought 
Thy praise be sought. 

4 Give to the sick, as thy beloved, sleep ; 

And help the captive, comfort those who weep ; 
Care for the widows' and the orphans' woe ; 

Keep far our foe. 

5 Father, thy Name be praised, thy kingdom come, 
Thy will be wrought as in our heavenly home ; 
Keep us in life, forgive our sins, deliver 

Us now and ever ! Amen. 



1 O Love Divine, that stooped to share 
Our sharpest pang, our bitterest tear, 
On Thee we cast each earth-born care, 
We smile at pain while Thou art near ! 



Since he is nigh. 



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Hymn of Trust. 



L. M. 



EVENING. 



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2 Though long the weary way we tread, 

And sorrow crown each lingering year, 
~Ho path we shun, no darkness dread, 

Our hearts still whispering, Thou art near ! 

3 When drooping pleasure turns to grief, 

•And trembling faith is changed to fear, 
The murmuring wind, the quivering leaf, 
Shall softly tell us, Thou art near ! 

4c On thee we fling our burdening woe, 
O Love Divine, for ever dear, 
Content to suffer while we know, 
Living and dying, Thou art near ! 



31. Easter. — Vespers. P. M. 

1 Smile praises, O sky, 

Soft breathe them, O air, 
Below, and on high, 

And everywhere ! 
The black troop of storms 

Has yielded to calm ; 
Tufted blossoms are peeping, 

And early palm. 

2 Arouse thee, O spring ; 

Ye flowers, come forth ; 
With thousand hues tinting 

The soft green earth : 
Ye violets tender, 

And sweet roses bright, 
Gay Lent-lilies blended 

With pure lilies white. 

3 Sweep, tides of rich music, 

The full veins along ; 
And pour in full measure, 
Sweet voices, your sonp* 



EVENING. 



Sing, sing, for He livetli, 
He lives, as He said ; 

The Lord has arisen 

Unharmed from the dead. 

4 Clap, clap jour hands, mountains 

Ye valleys, resound : 
Leap, leap for joy, fountains ; 

Ye hills, catch the sound. 
All triumph ! He liveth, 

He lives, as He said ; 
The Lord hath arisen 

Unharmed from the dead. 

Vesper Hymn. 

1 Lord of eternal purity ! 

"Who dost the world with light adorn, 
And paint the tracts of azure sky 
With lovely hues of eve and morn : 

2 Who didst command the sun to light 

His fiery wheel's effulgent blaze ; 
Didst set the moon her circuit bright ; 
The stars their ever- winding maze : 

3 That, each within its ordered sphere, 

They might divide the night from day 
And of the seasons through the year, 
The well-remembered signs display : 

4 Scatter our night, eternal God, 

And kindle thy pure beam within ; 
Free us from guilt's oppressive load, 
And break the deadly bonds of sin. 



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33. Sunset. P. M. 

1 The sun is set. I mark the stars as gleaming, one by 

one, 

Bright through the twilight's deepening shade the gems 

of evening shone ; 
Till rising o'er the eastern hills the full-orbed moon is 

seen, 

And in her brightness walking forth along the blue 
serene. 

2 And oh, while these fair works of thine possess my 

raptured thought, 
The moon which thy right hand hath formed, the stars 

thy fingers wrought ; 
Lord, what is man, I cry, that thou a glance on him 

shouldst throw ; 
Or son of man, that thou from heaven shouldst visit 

him below ? 

3 O'er him the solitude of night and stillness soon shall 

creep, 

As o'er this fading face of things, and mantle him in 
sleep ; 

But thou hast said, we shall not sleep in everlasting 
night, 

But in the twinkling of an eye shall wake again to 
light. 

4 Grant that each evening in its course this wayward 

heart may find, 
Still more observant of thy laws, and to thy will re- 
signed ; 

And when the last dread evening comes, do thou my 
soul convey, 

With thee among thy saints to dwell in never-ending 
day! 



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GOD. 

34. A Sunday Hymn. L. M. 

1 Lord of all being throned afar, 
Thy glory flames from sun and star ; 
Centre and soul of every sphere, 
Yet to each loving heart how near ? 

2 Sun of our life, thy quickening ray 
Sheds on our path the glow of day ; 
Star of our hope, thy softened light 
Cheers the long watches of the night. 

3 Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn ; 
Our noontide is thy gracious dawn ; 
Our rainbow arch thy mercy's sign ; 
All, save the clouds of sin, are thine ! 

4 Lord of all life, below, above, 

Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love, 
Before thy ever-blazing throne 
We ask no lustre of our own. 

5 Grant us thy truth to make us free, 
And kindling hearts that burn for thee, 
Till all thy living altars claim 

One holy light, one heavenly flame ! 

35. Wonders of God^s Condescension, Ts. 

1 Hallelujah ! raise, oh, raise 
To our God the song of praise : 
All his servants join to sing, 
God, our Saviour and our King. 

2 Blessed be for evermore 

That dread name which we adore : 



GOD. 



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O'er all nations, God alone, 
Higher than the heavens his throne. 

3 Yet to view the heavens he bends ; 
Yea, to earth he condescends ; 
Passing by the rich and great, 
For the low and desolate. 

4 He can raise the poor to stand 
"With the princes of the land ; 
Wealth upon the needy shower, 
Set the lowliest high in power. 

5 He the broken spirit cheers, 
Turns to joy the mourner's tears ; 
Such the wonders of his ways : 
Praise his name, forever praise. 

36. The Spirit of a little Child. C. M. 

1 Father, I know that all my life 

Is portioned out for me ; 
The changes that will surely come 

I do not fear to see : 
I ask thee for a present mind, 

Intent on pleasing thee. 

2 I ask thee for a thoughtful love, 

Through constant watching wise, 
"To meet the glad with joyful smiles, 

And wipe the weeping eyes ; 
A heart at leisure from itself, 
To soothe and sympathize. 

3 I ask thee for the daily strength, 

To none that ask denied, 
A mind to blend with outward life, 

While keeping at thy side ; 
Content to fill a little space, 

If thou be glorified. 



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4 And if some things I do not ask, 
Among my blessings be, 
I'd have my spirit filled the more 

With grateful love to thee ; 
More careful — not to serve thee much, 
But please thee perfectly. 

37. -An ancient Hymn of Praise to God. L. M. 

1 Thee we adore, eternal Lord ! 

We praise thy name with one accord ; 
Thy saints, who here thy goodness see, 
Through all the world do worship thee. 

2 To thee aloud all angels cry, 

The heavens and all the powers on high : 
Thee, holy, holy, holy King, 
Lord God of hosts they ever sing. 

3 Th' apostles join the glorious throng ; 
The prophets swell th' immortal song; 
The martyrs' noble army raise 
Eternal anthems to thy praise. 

4 From day to day, O Lord, do we 
Highly exalt and honor thee ! 
Thy name we worship and adore, 
AVorld without end for evermore ! 

5 Vouchsafe, O Lord, we humbly pray, 
To keep us safe from sin this day ; 
Have mercy, Lord ! we trust in thee ; 
Oh, let us ne'er confounded be ! 

38. " Who is like unto the Lord our God." 10s & lis. 

1 Oh, worship the King, all glorious above ; 
Oh, gratefully sing his power and his love ! 



GOD. 



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Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of days, 
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise. 

Oh, tell of his might, oh, sing of his grace, 
Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space ! 
His chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds form, 
And dark is his path on the wings of the storm. 

Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ? 

It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, 

It streams from the hills, it descends to the plains, 

And sweetly distils in the dew and the rains. 

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, 
In thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail ; 
Thy mercies how tender ! how firm to the end ! 
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend. 



"God is Love?" 8s & 7s. 

1 God is love ; his mercy brightens 

All the path in which we rove ; 
Bliss he wakes, and woe he lightens : 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

2 Chance and change are busy ever ; 

Man decays, and ages move : 
But his mercy waneth never, 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

3 Even the hour that darkest seemeth, 

Will his changeless goodness prove ; 
From the gloom his brightness streameth : 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

4 He with earthly cares entwineth 

Hope and comfort from above : 
Everywhere his glory shineth, 
God is wisdom, God is love. 



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40* "The Lord is my salvation : whom H c n 

7 77 tj. 9 „ ' 7s & 6s. 

sA<m Ijear r 

1 God is my strong salvation ; 

What foe have I to fear ? 
In darkness and temptation, 
My Light, my Help, is near. 

2 Though hosts encamp around me, 

Firm in the fight I stand ; 
What terror can confound me, 
With God at my right hand ? 

3 Place on the Lord reliance ; 

My soul, with courage wait ; 
His truth be thy affiance, 
When faint and desolate. 

4 His might thy heart shall strengthen, 

His love thy joy increase ; 
Mercy thy days shall lengthen, 
The Lord will give thee peace ! 



41. Prayer for the Saviour's guidance. 8s & 7s. 

1 Gently, Lord ! oh, gently lead us 

Through this lonely vale of tears ; 
Through the changes thou'st decreed us, 

Till our last great change appears : 
When temptation's darts assail us, 

When in devious paths we stray, 
Let thy goodness never fail us, 

Lead us in thy perfect way. 

2 In the hour of pain and anguish, 

In the hour when death draws near, 
Suffer not our hearts to languish, 
Suffer not our souls to fear: 



GOD. 



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And, when mortal life is ended, 

Bid us on thy bosom rest ; 
Till, by angel bands attended, 

We awake among the blest. 

42. God's Providence. 7 s. 

1 Children of God lack nothing, 

His promise bears them through ; 
Who gives the lilies clothing, 

Will clothe his people too. 
Beneath the spreading heavens 

No creature but is fed ; 
And he who feeds the ravens 

Will give his children bread. 

2 Though vine and fig- tree neither 

Their wonted fruit should bear ; 
Though all the field should wither, 

Nor flocks nor herds be there ; 
Yet God the same abiding, 

His praise shall tune my voice, 
For while in him confiding, 

I cannot but rejoice. 

43. Longing for rest in God. 7s & 6s. 

i 

-1 O Almighty God of love ! 

Thy holy arm display ; 
Send us succor from above, 

Against the evil day ; 
Arm our weakness with thy power, 
Put thy strength our hearts within, 
Be our stronghold and our tower, 

Against the assaults of sin. 

2 Could we of thy strength take hold, 
And always feel thee near, 



2S 



GOD. 



Confident, divinely bold, 

Our souls would know no fear. 

Nothing could their firmness shock ; 

Though the gates of hell assail, 

"Were we built upon the rock, 
They never could prevail. 

3 Thou would st, in the trying hour, 

A sure protection be, 
Guard us from temptation's power, 

And fix our souls on thee. 
Lord, on thee our trust is placed, 
Never thence may we remove, 
In the arms of love embraced, 

Thine everlasting love. 

44. The Penitent Son. C. M. 

1 O, richly, Father, have I been 

Blest evermore by thee ! 
And morning, noon, and night thou hast 
Preserved me tenderly. 

2 And yet the love which thou shouldst claim 

To idols I have given ; 
Too oft have bound to earth the hopes 
That know no home but heaven. 

3 Unworthy to be called thy son, 

I come with shame to thee, 
Father! — O, more than Father, thou 
Hast always been to me ! 

4z Help me to break the heavy chains 
The world has round me thrown, 
And know the glorious liberty 
Of an obedient son. 

5 That I may henceforth heed whate'er 
Thy voice within me saith, 



GOD. 



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Fix deeply in my heart of hearts 
A principle of faith, — 

6 Faith that, like armor to my soul, 
Shall keep all evil out, 
More mighty than an angel host, 
Encamping round about. 

45. The Light of Life. 7s. 

1 Light of life, seraphic fire ! 

Love divine thyself impart : 
Every fainting soul inspire ; 

Enter every drooping heart : 
Every mournful spirit cheer, 

Scatter all our doubt and gloom ; 
Father, in thy grace appear, 

To thy human temples come ! 

2 Come in this accepted hour, 

Bring thy heavenly kingdom in ; 
Fill us with thy glorious power, 

Rooting out the seeds of sin : 
Nothing more can we require, 

We can rest in nothing less : 
Be thou all our heart's desire, 

All our joy and all our peace. 

46. * Prayer of a Stricken People. 7s & 6s. 

1 O Thou whose power stupendous 

Upholds the earth and sky, 
Thy grace preserving send us — 
To thee, O Lord ! we cry. 

2 From wilds of fearful error, 

Wherein we darkly stray, 
Oppressed with doubt and terror 
For saving aid we pray. 

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3 O God of mercy, hear us ! 
Our pain, our sorrow, see ; 
Thy healing pity spare us, 
And bring us home to thee ! 



47. God everywhere present. 7s. 

1 They who seek the throne of grace 
Find that throne in every place ! 
If we live a life of prayer, 

God is present everywhere. 

2 In our sickness and our health, 
In our want, or in our wealth, 
If we look to God in prayer, 
God is present everywhere. 

3 When our earthly comforts fail, 
When the woes of life prevail, 
'Tis the time for earnest prayer ; — 
God is present everywhere. 

4 Then, my soul, in every strait 
To thy Father come, and wait ; 
He will answer every prayer ; — 
God is present everywhere. 



48. Coming together in the Name of Jesus. L. M. 

1 Great God ! the followers of thy Son, 

We bow before thy mercy-seat, 
To worship thee, the holy one, 
And pour our wishes at thy feet. 

2 Oh, grant thy blessing here to-day ! 

Oh, give thy people joy and peace ! 
The tokens of thy love display, 
And favor, that shall never cease. 



GOD. 



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3 We seek the truth which Jesus brought ; 

His path of light we long to tread ; 
Here be his holy doctrines taught, 
And here their purest influence shed. 

4 May faith, and hope, and love abound ; 

Our sins and errors be forgiven ; 
And we, from day to day, be found 
Children of God, and heirs of heaven. 



49. Christian Love. 7s. 

1 Father ! we look up to thee ; 
Let us in thy love agree ; 
Thou, who art the God of peace, 
Bid contention ever cease. 

2 Make us of one heart and mind, 
Self-forgetful, true, and kind ; 
Strong, yet meek in thought and word, 
Like thy Son, our blessed Lord. 

3 Let us for each other care, 
Each the other's burden bear ; 
Ready, when reviled, to bless, 
Studious of the law of peace. 

4 "Father ! all our souls inspire, 
Fill us with love's sacred fire ; 
Guided by that blessed light, 
Order all our steps aright. 

5 Free from anger, free from pride, 
Let us thus in thee abide ; 

All the depths of love express, — 
All the heights of holiness. 



GOD. 



Lord, have mercy. 

1 Lord, have mercy when we pray 
Strength to seek a better way ; 
When our wakening thoughts begin 
First to loathe their cherished sin ; 
When our weary spirits fail, 

And our aching brows are pale ; 
Then thy strengthening grace afford ; 
Then, oh, then, have mercy, Lord ! 

2 Lord, have mercy when we know 
First how vain this world below ; 
When its darker thoughts oppress, 
Doubts perplex, and fears distress ; 
When the earliest gleam is given 
Of the bright but distant heaven ; 
Then thy strengthening grace afford ; 
Then, oh, then, have mercy, Lord ! 



Quiet Worship. 7s 

1 Opet*, Lord, mine inward ear, 

And bid my heart rejoice ; 
Bid my quiet spirit hear 

The comfort of thy voice ; 
Never in the whirlwind found, 
Or where earthquakes rock the place, 
Still and silent is the sound, 

The whisper of thy grace. 

2 From the world of sin, and noise, 

And hurry, I withdraw ; 
For the small and inward voice 
I wait with humble awe ; 



GOD. 



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Silent am I now and still, 
Will not in thy presence move ; 
To my waiting soul reveal 
The secret of thy love ! 



52. The Angels of Grief. lis & 4s. 

1 With silence only as their benediction, 

God's angels come 
Where, in the shadow of a great affliction, 
The soul sits dumb. 

2 Yet would we say, what every heart approveth, — 

Our Father's will, 
Calling to him the dear ones whom he loveth, 
Is mercy still. 

3 Not upon us or ours the solemn angel 

Hath evil wrought ; 
The funeral anthem is a glad evangel ; 
The good die not ! 

4 God calls our loved ones, but we lose not wholly 

What he has given ; 
They live on earth, in thought and deed, as truly 
As in his heaven. 



53. Every Place a Temple. L. M. 

1 O Thou to whom, in ancient time, 

The lyre of Hebrew bards was strung, 
Whom kings adored in songs sublime, 

And prophets praised with glowing tongue : 

2 Not now on Zion's height alone 

Thy favored worshippers may dwell ; 
Nor where, at sultry noon, thy Son 
Sat, weary, by the patriarch's well. 



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3 From every place below the skies, 

The grateful song, the fervent prayer, — 
The incense of the heart, — may rise 
To heaven, and lind acceptance there. 

4 To thee shall age, with snowy hair, 

And strength, and beauty, bend the knee ; 
And childhood lisp, with reverent air, 
Its praises and its prayers to thee. 

5 O Thou to whom, in ancient time, 

The lyre of prophet bards was strung, 
To thee, at last, in every clime, 

Shall temples rise, and praise be sung S 

54. Supplication. S. M. 

1 The praying spirit breathe, 

The watching power impart, 
From all entanglements beneath 

Call off my peaceful heart : 
My feeble mind sustain, 

By worldly thoughts oppressed ; 
Appear, and bid me turn again 

To my eternal rest. 

2 Swift to my rescue come, 

Thy own this moment seize ; 
Gather my wandering spirit home, 

And keep in perfect peace : 
Suffered no more to rove 

O'er all the earth abroad, 
Arrest the prisoner of thy love, 

And shut me up in God. 

55. For Help in Weakness. 8s & Ts. 

1 Lord, with fervor I would praise thee 
For the bliss thy love bestows, 



GOD. 



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For the pardoning grace that saves me, 

And the peace that from it flows : 
Help, O God, my weak endeavor ; 

This dull soul to rapture raise ; 
Thou must light the flame, or never 

Can my love be warmed to praise. 

2 Praise, my soul, the God that sought thee, 

Wretched wanderer, far astray, 
Found thee lost, and kindly brought thee 

From the paths of death away ; 
Praise, with love's devoutest feeling, 

Him who saw thy guilt- born fear, 
And, the light of hope revealing, 

Bade the blood-stained cross appear. 

3 Lord, this bosom's ardent feeling 

Vainly would my lips express ; 
Low before thy footstool kneeling, 

Deign thy suppliant's prayer to bless. 
Let thy grace, my soul's chief treasure, 

Love's pure flame within me raise, 
And, since words can never measure, 

Let my life show forth thy praise. 

56. Guide us in Life and Death. 8s, 7s & 4s. 

1 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, 

Pilgrim through this barren land ; 
I am weak, but thou art mighty ; 
Hold me with thy powerful hand : 

Bread of heaven ! 
Feed me till I want no more. 

2 Open now the crystal fountains 

Whence the living waters flow ; 
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar 

Lead me all my journey through : 



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Strong Deliverer ! 
Be thou still my strength and shield. 

3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, 
Bid my anxious fears subside; 
Death of death, and hell's destruction, 
Land ine safe on Canaan's side : 

Songs of praises 
I will ever give to thee. 

57. Asking God's Pity and Grace, C. M. 

1 O God, whose dread and dazzling brow 

Love never yet forsook, 
On those who seek thy presence now 
In deep compassion look. 

2 For many a frail and erring heart 

• Is in thy holy sight, 
And feet too willing to depart 
From the plain way of right. 

3 Yet, pleased the humble prayer to hear, 

And kind to all that live, 
Thou, when thou seest the contrite tear, 
Art ready to forgive. 

4: Lord, aid us, with thy heavenly grace, 
Our truest bliss to find, 
Nor sternly judge our erring race, 
So feeble and so blind. 

58. " Lift up your hearts" C. M. 

1 " Lift up your hearts !" Yes, I will lift 
My heart and soul, dear Lord to thee, 
Who every good and perfect gift 
Youchsaf 'st so lavishly and free. 



GOD. 



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2 All that is best from thee comes down 

On us, with rich and ample store, 
Thy bounteous hands our wishes crown 
With good, increasing more and more. 

3 'Twas thou that gave us life and breath, 

It is thy hand that holds us still, 
That keeps us from the sleep of death, 
And shelters us from every ill. 

4 All thou hast given is thine, then take 

Me, thine own gift, for all thine own, 
And teach me every day to make 
New vows of love to thee alone. 



59. My G-od and my all. P. M. 

1 While thou, 0 my God, art my help and defender, 

No cares can o'erwhelm me, no terrors appall ; 
The wiles and the snares of this world will but render 
More lively my hope in my God and my all. 

2 Yes ; thou art my refuge in sorrow and danger ; 

My strength when I suffer ; my hope when I fall ; 
My comfort and joy in this land of the stranger ; 
My treasure, my glory, my God, and my all. 

3 To thee, dearest Lord, will I turn without ceasing, 

Though grief may oppress me, or sorrow befall ; 
And love thee, till death, my blest spirit releasing, 
Secures to me Jesus, my God, and my all. 

4 And when thou demandest the life thou hast given, 

With joy will I answer thy merciful call ; 
And quit thee on earth, but to find thee in heaven, 
My portion for ever, my God, and my all. 
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60. God seen in all things. L. aT. 

1 Thou art, O God, the life and light 

Of all this wondrous world we see ; 
Its glow by da j, its smile by night, 

Are but reflections caught from thee ; 
Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, 
And all things fair and bright are thine. 

2 "When day, with farewell beam, delays, 

Among the opening clouds of even, 
And we can almost think we gaze 

Through golden vistas into heaven, 
Those hues that make the sun's decline 
So soft, so radiant, Lord, are thine. 

3 When night, with wings of starry gloom, 

O'ershadows all the earth and skies, 
Like some dark, beauteous bird, whose plume 

Is sparkling with unnumbered eyes, — 
That sacred gloom, those fires divine, 
So grand, so countless, Lord, are thine. 

4 When youthful spring around us breathes, 

Thy spirit warms her fragrant sigh, 
And every flower the summer wreathes, 

Is born beneath thy kindling eye ; 
Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, 
And all things fair and bright are thine. 

61. Hear our Prayer. P. M. 

1 Hear, Father, hear our prayer ! 

Thou who art Pity where sorrow prevaileth, 
Thou who art Safety when mortal help faileth, 
Strength to the feeble, and Hope to despair, 
Hear, Father, hear our prayer ! 



GOD. 



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2 Hear, Father, hear our prayer ! 
Wandering unknown in the land of the stranger, 
Be with all travellers in sickness or danger, 

Guard thou their path, guide their feet from the 
snare : 

Hear, Father, hear our prayer ! 

3 Hear, Father, hear our prayer ! 

Still thou the tempest, night's terrors revealing, 
In lightning flashing, in thy thunder pealing ; 
Save thou the shipwrecked, the voyager spare : 
Hear, Father, hear our prayer. 

4 Hear thou the poor that cry ! 

Feed thou the hungry, and lighten their sorrow, 
Grant them the sunshine of hope for the morrow : 
They are thy children, their trust is on high : 
Hear thou the poor that cry ! 

5 Dry thou the mourner's tear ! 

Heal thou the wounds of time-hallowed affection : 
Grant to the widow and orphan protection ; 
Be in their trouble a friend ever near : 
Dry thou the mourner's tear ! 

6 Hear, Father, hear our prayer ! 

Long hath thy goodness our footsteps attended ; 
Be with the pilgrim whose journey is ended ; 
When, at thy summons, for death we prepare, 
Hear, Father, hear our prayer ! 

(32. Homage to God from his works. 7 s. 

1 Hekalds of creation ! cry : 

Praise the Lord, the Lord most high ; 
Heaven and earth ! obey the call ; 
Praise the Lord, the Lord of all. 

2 For he spake, and forth from night 
Sprang the universe to light ; 



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He commanded ; — nature heard, 
And stood fast upon his word. 

3 Praise him, all ye hosts above, 
Spirits perfected in love ! 

Sun and moon, your voices raise ; 
Sing, ye stars, your Maker's praise ! 

4 Earth, from all thy depth below, 
Ocean's hallelujahs now ; 
Lightning, vapor, wind, and storm, 
Hail and snow, his will perform. 

5 Yales and mountains burst in song ; 
Rivers roll with praise along ! 
Birds on wings of rapture soar, 
Warble at his temple-door ! 

6 High above all height his throne ; 
Excellent his Name alone : 

Him let all his works confess ; 
Him let every being bless. 



JESUS CHEIST. 

(33. Birth of Jesus. lis & 10s. 

1 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, 

Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid ; 
Star of the East, the horizon adorning, 
Guide where the infant Kedeemer is laid. 

2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining ; 

Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall ; 
Angels bend o'er him, in slumber reclining, — • 
Monarch, Redeemer, Restorer of all. 



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3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, 

Odors of Edom, and offerings divine ? 
Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, 
Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine ! 

4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation, 

Vainly with gold would his favor secure ; 
Richer by far is the heart's adoration ; 

Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 



Kingdom of Christ. 7s & 6s. 

1 Hail to the Lord's Anointed, 

Great David's greater Son ; 
Hail, in the time appointed, 

His reign on earth begun. 
He comes to break oppression, 

To set the captive free, 
To take away transgression, 

And rule in equity. 

2 Before him on the mountains, 

Shall Peace, the herald, go ; 
And righteousness in fountains 

From hill to valley flow. 
For him shall prayer unceasing, 

And daily vows ascend ; 
His kingdom still increasing, 

A kingdom without end. 

3 O'er every foe victorious, 

He on his throne shall rest ; 
From age to age more glorious, 

All blessing and all blest. 
The tide of time shall never 

His covenant remove ; 
His name shall stand for ever ; 

That name to us is Love. 



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JESUS CHRIST. 



65. "Did not our hearts hum within us?" L. M. 

1 Hath not thy heart within thee burned 

At evening's calm and holy hour, 
As if its inmost depths discerned 
The presence of a loftier power ? 

2 As they, who once with Jesus trod, 

With kindling breast his accents heard, 
But knew not that the Son of God 
Was uttering every burning word, — 

3 Father of Jesus, thus thy voice 

Speaks to our hearts in tones divine ; 
Our spirits tremble and rejoice, 

But know not that the voice is thine. 

4 Still be thy hallowed accents near ; 

To doubt and passion whisper peace ; 
Direct us on our journey here, 
And bid, in heaven, our wanderings cease. 

66. Birth of Christ. C. M. 

1 It came upon the midnight clear, 

That glorious song of old, 
From angels bending near the earth, 

To touch their harps of gold : — 
" Peace on the earth — good will to men 

From heaven's all-gracious King" — 
The world in solemn stillness lay 

To hear the angels sing. 

2 Still through the cloven skies they come 

With peaceful wings unfurled, 
And still their heavenly music floats 
O'er all the weary world ; 



JESUS CHRIST. 



Above its sad and lonely plains 
They bend on heavenly wing, 

And ever o'er its Babel sounds 
The blessed angels sing. 

For lo ! the days are hastening on, 

By prophet bards foretold, 
When with the ever-circling years, 

Comes round the age of gold ; 
When peace shall over all the earth 

Its ancient splendors fling, 
And the whole world send back the son 

Which now the angels sing. 



Christ our Ref uge. 

1 Jesus, lover of my soul, 

Let me to thy bosom fly, 
While the nearer waters roll, 

While the tempest still is high : 
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, 

Till the storm of life be past ; 
Safe into the haven guide ; 

Oh, receive my soul at last. 

2 Other refuge have I none ; 

Hangs my helpless soul on thee ; 
Leave, ah, leave me not alone ; 

Still support and comfort me : 
All my trust on thee is stayed ; 

All my hope from thee I bring ; 
Cover my defenceless head 

With the shadow of thy wing. 

3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want ; 

More than all in thee I find ; 
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, 
Heal the sick, and lead the blind 



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Thou of life the fountain art, 

Freely let me take of thee ; 
Spring thou up within my heart, 

Rise to all eternity. 

68. Trust in Christ. C. M. 

1 Jesus, the very thought of thee 

"With sweetness fills my breast ; 
But sweeter far thy face to see, 
And in thy presence rest. 

2 ~Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame, 

~Nor can the memory find 
A sweeter sound than thy blest name, 
O Saviour of mankind ! 

3 Oh, hope of every contrite heart ! 

Oh, joy of all the meek ! 
To those who fall, how kind thou art ! 
How good to those who seek ! 

4 But what to those who find ? Ah ! this 

ISTor tongue nor pen can show, 
The love of Jesus, what it is, 
None but his loved ones know. 

5 Jesus, our only joy be thou, 

As thou our prize wilt be ; 
Jesus, be thou our glory now, 
And through eternity. 

69. The Mother of Christ 8s & 7s. 

1 At the cross her station keeping, 
Stood the mournful mother weeping, 

Close to Jesus to the last : 
Through her heart, his sorrow sharing, 
All his bitter anguish bearing, 

ISTow at length the sword had passed. 



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2 Oh ! how sad and sore distressed 
Was that mother, highly blest 

Of the sole-begotten One ! 
Christ above in torment hangs, 
She beneath beholds the pangs 

Of her dying glorious Son. 

3 Let me mingle tears with thee, 
Mourning him who mourned for me, 

All the days that I may live ; 
By the cross with him to stay, 
There with thee to weep and pray, 

Is all I ask of Christ to give. 

4 Christ, when thou shalt call me hence, 
Be thou only my defence, 

Be thy cross my victory ; 
"While my body here decays, 
May my soul thy goodness praise, 

Safe in paradise with thee. 



THE HOLY SPIRIT. 

70. Veni Creator Spiritus. C. M. 

1 Spirit Divine ! attend our prayer, 

And make our hearts thy home ; 
Descend with all thy gracious power : 
Come, Holy Spirit, come ! 

2 Come as the light — to us reveal 

Our sinfulness and woe ; 
And lead us in those paths of life 
Where all the righteous go. 

3 Come as the fire, and purge our hearts 

Like sacrificial flame ; 



THE HOLY SPIKIT. 



Let our whole soul an offering be 
To our Redeemer's name. 

4 Come as the dew, and sweetly bless 

This consecrated hour ; 
May barrenness rejoice to own 
Thy fertilizing power. 

5 Come as the wind w4th rushing sound, 

With Pentecostal grace, 
And make the great salvation known 
Wide as the human race. 

6 Spirit Divine, attend our prayer, 

And make our hearts thy home ; 
Descend with all thy glorious power : 
Come, Holy Spirit, come ! 



The Spirit's Help. 

1 Holy Ghost ! with light divine 
Shine upon this heart of mine ; 
Chase the shades of night away ; 
Turn my darkness into day. 

2 Holy Ghost! with power divine 
Cleanse this guilty heart of mine ; 
Long hath sin, without control, 
Held dominion o'er my soul. 

3 Holy Ghost ! with joy divine 
Cheer this saddened heart of mine ; 
Bid my many woes depart ; 

Heal my wounded, bleeding heart. 

4 Holy Ghost ! thou, Lord Divine, 
Dwell within this heart of mine ; 
Cast down every idol-throne — 
Reign supreme, and reign alone. 



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72. 



Ministry of the Spirit. 



P. M. 



1 Holy Spirit, Lord of light, 
From thy clear celestial height, 

Thy pure beaming radiance give. 
Come, thou Father of the poor, 
Come with treasures which endure, 

Come, thou Light of all that live. 

2 Thou, of all consolers best, 
Visiting the troubled breast, 

Dost refreshing peace bestow ; 
Thou, in toil art comfort sweet, 
Pleasant coolness in the heat, 

Solace in the midst of woe. 

3 Light immortal, Light divine, 
Visit thou these hearts of thine, 

And our inmost being fill ; 
If thou take thy grace away, 
Nothing pure in man can stay, 

All his good is turned to ill. 

4 Thou on those who evermore 
Thee confess and thee adore, 

In thy sevenfold gifts descend ; 
- Give them comfort when they die, 
Give them life with thee on high, 
Give them joys which never end. 



1 Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire, 
Let us thine influence prove, 
Source of the old prophetic fire, 
Fountain of life and love. 



73. 



The Witness of the Spirit. 



C. M. 



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THE HOLY SPIRIT. 



2 Come, Holy Ghost, for moved by thee, 

The prophets wrote and spoke ; 
Unlock the truth, thyself the key, 
Unseal the sacred book. 

3 Expand thy wings, celestial Dove, 

Brood o'er our nature's night ; 
On our disordered spirits move, 
And let there now be light. 

4 God through himself, we then shall know 

If thou within us shine ; 
And sound with all thy saints below, 
The depths of love divine. 

74. Descent of the Holy Spirit. S. M. 

1 From God, thou Holy Ghost, 

In this accepted hour, 
As on the day of Pentecost, 

Descend in all thy power ; 
We meet with one accord 

In our appointed place, 
And wait the promise of our Lord, 

The spirit of all grace. 

2 Like a mighty rushing wind 

Upon the waves beneath, 
Move with one impulse every mind, 

Our soul one feeling breathe ; 
The young, the old inspire 

With wisdom from above, 
And give us hearts and tongues of fire, 

To pray, and praise, and love. 

3 Spirit of light, explore, 

And chase our gloom away, 
With lustre shining more and more 
Unto the perfect day. 



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Spirit of truth, be thou 

In life and death our guide ; 
O Spirit of adoption, now 

May we be sanctified. 

75. "The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost." 7s&5s. 

1 Holy Ghost, the Infinite ! 
Shine upon our nature's night 
With thy blessed inward light, 

Comforter Divine ! 

2 We are sinful : cleanse us, Lord ; 
We are faint : thy strength afford ; 
Lost, — until by thee restored, 

Comforter Divine ! 

3 Like the dew, thy peace distil ; 
Guide, subdue our wayward will, 
Things of Christ unfolding still, 

Comforter Divine ! 

4 In us, for us, intercede, 

And, with voiceless groanings, plead 
Gur unutterable need, 
Comforter Divine ! 

5 In us " Abba, Father," cry — 
Earnest of our bliss on high, 
Seal of immortality, — 

Comforter Divine ! 

6 Search for us the depths of God ; 
Bear us up the starry road, 

To the height of thine abode, 
Comforter Divine ! 



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CHUKCH SEASONS. 



CHURCH SEASONS. 



76. 



Triumph of Christianity. 



P. M. 



1 Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness! 

Awake ! for thy foes shall oppress thee no more ; 
Bright o'er thy hills dawns the Day-star of gladness; 
Arise ! for the night of thy sorrow is o'er. 

2 Strong were thy foes, but the arm that subdued them, 

And scattered their legions, was mightier far ; 
They fled like the chaff from the scourge that pursued 
them, 

Yain were their steeds and their chariots of war. 

3 Daughter of Zion, the Power that hath saved thee, 

Extolled with the harp and the timbrel should be ; 
Shout ! for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee, 
The oppressor is vanquished, and Zion is free. 



1 No war or battle's sound 
"Was heard the world around, 

No hostile chiefs to furious combat ran ; 
But peaceful was the night, 
In which the Prince of light, 

His reign of peace upon the earth began. 

2 The shepherds on the lawn, 
Before the break of dawn, 

Sat silent, gazing on the starry sky ; 
When, lo ! a blaze of light 
Burst on their wondering sight, 

With fiery radiance kindling all on high ; 



77. 



The Birth of Christ. 



P. M. 



CHURCH SEASONS. 



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3 And music, sweet and clear, 
Flowed on the listening ear, 

Such as of old, the sons of morning sung : 
The gentle cherubim 
And shining seraphim 
Welcomed their Prince with rapture on their tongue. 

4 Hail! hail! auspicious morn ! 
The Saviour Christ is born ! 

(Such was the immortal seraph's song sublime ;) 

Glory to God in Heaven ! 

On earth sweet peace be given, 
Sweet peace and friendship to the end of time ! 

5 Oh, may the silver chime 
Sound through all coming time ; 

And let the bass of heaven's deep organ blow, 

To bless the Holy Child, 

Who came in winter wild, 
To dwell with man in this cold world below. 

78. " Christ is bom in Bethlehem" 7s. 

1 Hark ! the herald angels sing, 
" Glory to the new-born King ! 
Peace on earth, and mercy mild ; 
God and sinners reconciled." 

2- Joyful, all ye nations, rise ; 
Join the triumphs of the skies ; 
With the angelic hosts proclaim, 
" Christ is born in Bethlehem." 

3 Mild he lays his glory by, 

Born that man, no more may die, 
Born to raise the sons of earth, 
Born to give them second birth. 

4: Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace ! 
Hail, the Sun of Righteousness ! 



CHURCH SEASONS. 



Light and life to all he brings, 
Risen with healing in his wings. 

5 Let us then with angels sing, 
" Glory to the new-born King ! — 
Peace on earth and mercy mild, 
God and sinners reconciled !" 

The Star of Bethlehem. L. 

1 When marshalled on the nightly plain, 

The glittering host bestud the sky, 
One star alone, of all the train, 

Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 

2 Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks, 

From every host, from every gem ; 
But one alone, the Saviour, speaks : 
It is the Star of Bethlehem. 

3 Once on the raging seas I rode : 

The storm was loud, the night was dark ; 
The ocean yawned, and rudely blowed 
The wind that tossed my foundering bark. 

4 Deep horror then my vitals froze, 

Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem, 
When suddenly a star arose, 
It was the star of Bethlehem. 

5 It was my guide, my light, my all, 

It bade my dark forebodings cease, 
And through the storm, and danger's thrall, 
It led me to the port of peace. 

6 Now safely moored, my perils o'er, 

I'll sing, first in night's diadem, 
For ever and for evermore, 

The Star— the Star of Bethlehem ! 



OHUKOH SEASONS. 



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80. 



Christ the Way, the Truth, and the Life. 



10s. 



1 O thou great Friend to all the sons of men, 

Who once appeared in humblest guise below. 
Sin to rebuke, to break the captive's chain, 

And call thy brethren forth from want and woe. 

2 We look to thee ! thy truth is still the Light, 

Which guides the nations, groping on their way, 
Stumbling and falling in disastrous night, 
Yet hoping ever for the perfect day, 

3 Yes ! thou art still the Life ; thou art the Way 

The holiest know ; — Light, Life, and Way of heaven ! 
And they who dearest hope, and deepest pray, 

Toil by the light, life, way, which thou hast given. 

81. Christ present in the Spirit. lis. 

1 Oh, what though our feet may not tread where Christ 

trod, 

Nor our ears hear the dashing of Galilee's flood, 
Nor our eyes see the cross that he bowed him to bear, 
Nor our knees press Gethsemane's garden of prayer ! 

2 Yet, Loved of the Father ! thy spirit is near 

To the meek and the lowly and the penitent here ; 
And the voice of thy love is the same, even now, 
As at Bethany's tomb, or on Olivet's brow. 

3 Oh, the Outward has gone, but in glory and power 
The Spirit surviveth the things of an hour ; 
Unchanged, undecaying, its Pentecost flame 

On the heart's secret altar is burning, the same. 



82. 




CHURCH SEASONS. 



Let the water and the blood, 
From thy riven side that flowed. 
Be of sin the double cure — 
Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 

2 Could my zeal no respite know, 
Could my tears for ever flow — 
All for sin could not atone : 
Thou must save, and thou alone ! 
Nothing in my hand I bring, 
Simply to thy cross I cling. 

3 While I draw this fleeting breath, 
When my eyelids close in death, 
When I soar to worlds unknown, 
See thee on thy judgment-throne, — - 
Hock of Ages ! cleft for me, 

Let me hide myself in thee U 

His final Entrance into Jerusalem. L. 

1 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! 
In lowly pomp ride on to die : 

O Christ ! thy triumphs now begin 
O'er captive death and conquered sin. 

2 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! 
The winged squadrons of the sky 

Look down, with sad and wondering eyes, 
To see th' approaching sacrifice. 

3 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! 

Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh : 
The Father, on his sapphire throne, 
Expects his own anointed Son. 

4 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! 
In lowly pomp ride on to die : 
Bow thy meek head to mortal pain ; 
Then take, O Lord, thy power, and reign ! 



CHUEOH SEASONS. 



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84. " O sacred Head, now wounded/" 7s & 6s. 

1 O sacred Head, now wounded ! 

With grief and shame weighed down ; 
O sacred brow, surrounded 

With thorns, thine only crown ! 
Once on a throne of glory, 

Adorned with light divine, 
Now all despised and gory, 

I joy to call thee mine. 

2 On me, as thou art dying, 

Oh, turn thy pitying eye ! 
To thee for mercy crying, 

Before thy cross I lie. 
Thine, thine the bitter passion, 

Thy pain is all for me ; 
Mine, mine the deep transgression, 

My sins are all on thee. 

3 What language can I borrow 

To thank thee, dearest Friend, 
For all this dying sorrow, 

Of all my woes the end ? 
Oh, can I leave thee ever ? 

Then do not thou leave me : 
Lord, let me never, never 

Outlive my love to thee. 

4 Be near when I am dying ; 

Then close beside me stand ; 
Let me, while faint and sighing, 

Lean calmly on thy hand : 
These eyes, new faith receiving, 

From thine eye shall not move ; 
For he who dies believing, 

Dies safely in thy love. 



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CHUKCH SEASONS. 



85. 



A Communion Hymn. 



S. M. 



1 Here in the broken bread, 

Here in the cup we take, 
His body and his blood behold, 
Who suffered for our sake. 

2 O thou who didst allow 

Thy Son to suffer thus, 
•Father, what more couldst thou have done 
Than thou hast done for us ? 

3 We are persuaded now 

That nothing can divide 
Thy children from thy boundless love, 
Displayed in him who died ; — 

4 Who died to make us sure 

Of mercy, truth, and peace, 
And from the power and pains of sin 
To bring a full release. 

86. An Easter Hymn. P. M. 



1 Awake, thou wintry earth — 

Fling off thy sadness ! 
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth 
Your ancient gladness ! 
Christ is risen ! 

2 Wave, woods, your blossoms all — 

Grim death is dead ! 
Ye weeping funeral trees, 
Lift up your head — 



Christ is risen ! 



3 



Come, see ! the graves are green ; 
It is light — let's go 



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Where our loved ones rest 
In hope below. 
Christ is risen ! 



4 All is fresh and new, 

Full of spring and light ; 
Wintry heart, why wear'st the hue 
Of sleep and night ? 
Christ is risen ! 

5 Leave thy cares beneath, 

Leave thy worldly love ; 
Begin the better life 
With God above. 
Christ is risen ! 



87. . Anthem for Easter Sunday. 8s & 7s. 

1 O God, my heart is fixed, 'tis bent 
Its thankful tribute to present ; 

And with my heart my voice I'll raise 
To thee, my God, in songs of praise. 

2 Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day, 

Sons of men and angels, cry ; 
. Raise your joys and triumphs high ; 
Sing, ye heavens ; and earth, reply. 

3 The rising Lord forsakes the tomb, 
Up to his Father's court he flies ; 
Cherubic legions guard him home, 
And shout him welcome to the skies. 

4 Love's redeeming work is done ; 

Fought the fight, the victory won ; 
Jesus' agony is o'er, 

Darkness veils the earth no more. 



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CHURCH SEASONS. 



5 Yain the stone, the watch, the seal, 
Christ hath burst the bars of hell ; 
Deatli in vain forbids him rise, 
Christ hath opened paradise. 

Hallelujah; Amen. 



1 Sion, the marvellous story be telling, 

The Son of the highest, how lowly his birth ! 
The brightest archangel in glory excelling, 

He stoops to redeem thee, he reigns upon earth. 
Shout the glad tidings, &c. 

2 Tell how he cometh ; from nation to nation, 

The heart-cheering news let the earth echo round ; 
How free to the faithful he offers salvation, 

How his people with joy everlasting are crowned. 
Shout the glad tidings, &c. 

3 Mortals, your homage be gratefully bringing, 

And sweet let the gladsome hosanna arise ; 
Ye angels, the full hallelujah be singing: 

One chorus resound through the earth and the skies. 
Shout the glad tidings, &c. 



88. 



The City of God, 



CHORUS. 



Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing : 
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is king ! 



89. 



The Coronation. 



C. M. 



1 All hail, the power of Jesus' name ! 
Let angels prostrate fall ; 
Bring forth the royal diadem. 
And crown him Lord of all ! 



2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God, 
Who from his altar call ; 



CHURCH SEASONS. 



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Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, 
And crown him Lord of all ! 

3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, 

A remnant weak and small, 
Hail him who saves you by his grace, 
And crown him Lord of all ! 

4 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget 

The wormwood and the gall ; 
Go, spread your trophies at his feet, 
And crown him Lord of all ! 

5 Let every kindred, every tribe, 

On this terrestrial ball, 
To him all majesty ascribe, 
And crown him Lord of all ! 

6 Oh, that, with yonder sacred throng, 

We at his feet may fall ! 
We'll join the everlasting song, 
And crown him Lord of all ! 

90. " Strike the cymbal." 8s & Ts. 

1 Strike the cymbal, roll the timbrel, 

Let the trump of triumph sound ; 
Joyous singing, tributes bringing, 
Th' isles exult, and seas resound. 

2 Lo ! he's risen from death's dark prison, 

Rays divine his eyes relume ; 
Judah's Lion, King of Zion, 

Lord o'er death, hath fled the tomb. 

3 Judah's Lion, King of Zion, 

Lord o'er death, hath fled the tomb ; 

Alleluia! alleluia! 
Mortals, strike your tuneful lyres — 
Holy mirth the day inspires. 



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CHURCH SEASONS. 



4 What are nations — what their stations? — ■ 

God in Christ is Lord of hosts, 
God of thunder, Lord of wonder : 
Vain are mortals, vain their boasts. 

5 "What are Jewry's monarchs now ! 
Low before Emanuel bow, 

Holy Son of God supreme, 
Mortal, mortals to redeem. 
Praise him, praise him, 
Exulting nations, praise ; 

Praise him, praise him, 
Exulting nations, praise. 
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna ! 



91. Glorying in the Cross. 8s & 7s. 

1 In the cross of Christ we glory, 

Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; 
All the light of sacred story 
Gathers round its head sublime. 

2 When the woes of life o'ertake us, 

Hopes deceive, and fears annoy ; 
Never shall the cross forsake us, 
Lo ! it glows with peace and joy ! 

3 When the sun of bliss is beaming 

Light and love upon our way ; 
From the cross the radiance streaming 
Adds more lustre to the day. 

4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, 

By the cross are sanctified ; 
Peace is there that knows no measure, 
Joys that through all time abide. 



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5 In the cross of Christ we glory, 

Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; 
All the light of sacred story 
Gathers round its head sublime. 



92. Easter Hymn. P. M. 

1 Lift your glad voices in triumph on high, 
For Jesus hath risen, and man cannot die. 

Vain were the terrors that gathered around him, 
And short the dominion of death and the grave ; 

He burst from the fetters of darkness that bound him, 
Resplendent in glory, to live and to save. 

Loud was the chorus of angels on high, — 

" The Saviour hath risen, and man shall not die." 

2 Glory to God, in full anthems of joy ; 

The being he gave us death cannot destroy. 
Sad were the life we must part with to-morrow, 

If tears were our birthright, and death were our end ; 
But Jesus hath cheered the dark valley of sorrow, 

And bade us, immortal, to heaven ascend. 
Lift, then, your voices in triumph on high, 
For Jesus hath risen, and man shall not die. 



93. Christ is risen. 7 s. 

1 Angel, roll the stone away ! 
Death, give up thy mighty prey ! 
See, he rises from the tomb, 
Glowing in immortal bloom. 

2 Shout, ye saints, in rapturous song ; 
Let the notes be sweet and strong ; 
Hail the Son of God, this morn, 
From his sepulchre new born ! 

14* 



CHUECH SEASONS. 



3 Christians, dry your flowing tears ; 
Calm those unbelieving fears ; 
Doubt no more his power to save ; 
See his own deserted grave ! 

4 Powers of heaven, seraphic fires, 
Sing, and sweep your sounding lyres 
Sons of men, in joyful strain 

Hail your mighty Saviour's reign ! 

5 Every note with rapture swell, 
And the Saviour's triumph tell ; 
Where, O Death, is now thy sting ? 
Where thy terrors, vanquished king ? 



The Ascension. 

1 The Apostles on the mountain stand- 
The mystic mount — in Holy Land ; 
They, with the blessed Mother, see 
Jesus ascend in majesty. 

2 The angels say to the eleven, — 

" Why stand ye gazing into heaven ? 
This is the Saviour — this is he ! 
Jesus hath triumphed gloriously !" 

3 May our affections thither tend, 
And thither constantly ascend, 
Where, seated on the Father's throne. 
Thee reigning in the heavens we own 

4 Be thou our present joy, O Lord, 
Who wilt be ever sure reward ; 
And as the countless ages flee, 
May all our glory be in Thee ! 



CHUKOH SEASONS. 



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Pentecost. 



C. M. 



When first the Spirit of our God 

Came down his flock to find, 
A voice from heaven was heard abroad, 

A rushing mighty wind. 

Nor doth the outward ear alone 

At that high warning start ; 
Conscience gives back the appalling tone ; 

*Tis echoed in the heart. 

It fills the church of God ; it fills 

The sinful world around ; 
Only in stubborn hearts and wills 

No place for it is found. 

To other strains such souls are set ; 

A giddy whirl of sin 
Fills ear and brain, and will not let 

Heaven's harmonies come in. 

Come, Lord, come Wisdom, Love, and Power, 

Open our ears to hear ; 
Let us not miss the accepted hour ; 

Save, Lord, by love or fear. 



Whitsunday. 



7s. 



1 



Holy Spirit ; Love Divine ! 
Let thy light within me shine ; 
Breathe thyself into my breast : 
Earnest of immortal rest. 



Let me never from thee stray, 
Keep me in the narrow way : 
Keep me thine, for ever thine ; 
Let thy love and joy be mine. 



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CHURCH SEASONS. 



97. Baptism of a Child. S. M. 

1 To thee, O God in heaven, 
This little one we bring, 

Giving to thee what thou hast given, 
Our dearest offering. 

2 Into a world of toil 
These little feet will roam, 

Where sin its purity may soil, 
Where care and grief may come. 

3 Oh, then, let thy pure love, 
With influence serene, 

Come down, like water, from above, 
To comfort and make clean I 

98. Baptism of Children. S. M. 

1 To Him who children blest, 
And suffered them to come, 

To Him who took them to his breast, 
We bring these children home. 

2 To thee, O God, whose face 
Their spirits still behold, 

We bring them, praying that thy grace 
May keep, thine arms enfold. 

3 And as this water falls 

On each unconscious brow, 
Thy Holy Spirit grant, O Lord, 
To keep them pure as now ! 

99. Baptism of Infants. 8s & 7s. 

1 Saviour, who thy flock art feeding, 
With the shepherd's kindest care, 
All the feeble gently leading, 

While the lambs thy bosom share ; 



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2 Now, these little tm<?s receiving, 

Fold ^A<?m in thy gracious arm ; 
There, we know, thy word believing, 
Only there, secure from harm. 

3 Never, from thy pasture roving, 

Let them be the Lion's prey ; 
Let thy tenderness, so loving, 

Keep them all life's dangerous way : 

4 Then, within thy fold eternal, 

Let them find a resting-place ; 
Feed in pastures ever vernal, 
Drink the rivers of thy grace. 



Christ our Life. 7s & 6s. 

1 O bread to pilgrims given, 

O food that angels eat, 
O manna sent from heaven, 

For heaven-born natures meet ! 
Give us, for thee long pining, 

To eat till richly filled ; 
Till, earth's delights resigning, 

Our every wish is stilled ! 

2 O water, life-bestowing, 

From out the Saviour's heart, 
■ A fountain purely flowing, 
A fount of love thou art ! 
Oh, let us, freely tasting, 

Our burning thirst assuage ! 
Thy sweetness, never wasting, 
Avails from age to age. 

3 Jesus, this feast receiving, 

We thee unseen adore ; 
Thy faithful word believing, 
"We take — and doubt no more ; 



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Give us, thou true and loving, 

On earth to live in thee ; 
Then, death the veil removing, 

Thy glorious face to see ! 

101. One in Christ. C. M. 

1 Planted in Christ, the living Yine, 

This day, with one accord, 
Ourselves, with humble faith and joy, 
We yield to thee, O Lord ! 

2 Joined in one body may we be ; 

One inward life partake ; 
One be our heart, one heavenly hope 
In every bosom wake. 

3 In prayer, in effort, tears, and toils, 

One Wisdom be our guide ; 
Taught by one Spirit from above, 
In thee may we abide. 

4 Then, when among the saints in light 

Our joyful spirits shine, 
Shall anthems of immortal praise, 
O Lamb of God, be thine. 

102. One in Christ. C. M. 

1 A holy air is breathing round, 

A fragrance from above ; 
Be every soul from sense unbound, 
Be every spirit love. 

2 O God, unite us heart to heart, 

In sympathy divine, 
That we be never drawn apart, 
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3 But, by the cross of Jesus taught, 
And all thy gracious word, 
Be nearer to each other brought, 
And nearer to the Lord. 



103. 



Thy people shall he my people, and thy 
God my God" 



7s. 



1 People of the living God, 

I have sought the world around, 
Paths of sin and sorrow trod, 

Peace and comfort nowhere found. 

2 Now to jou my spirit turns — 

Turns, a fugitive unblest ; 
Brethren ! where your altar burns, 
Oh, receive me into rest ! 

3 Lonely I no longer roam, 

Like the cloud, the wind, the wave ; 
Where you dwell shall be my home, 
Where you die shall be my grave ; 

4 Mine the God whom you adore, 

Your Redeemer shall be mine-; 
Earth can fill my soul no more, 
Every idol I resign. 

104. Communion Hymn. 7s. 



1 While we here remember thee, 

Who wast for our ransom slain, 
Let thy love, thy purity, 

Saviour, in our souls remain. 

2 Father, while we break this bread, 

And thy Christ remember thus, 
Make us one with him, our Head, 
Thou in him, and he in us. 



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While to lips with praise that glow. 
This communion cup we press, 

Holy Father, help us grow 

More like him we here confess. 

Reconcile us by thy Son, 

In whose name on thee we call ; 
Make us perfect, all in one — 

We in him, and thou in all. 



105. Ordination Hymn. 7s. 

1 Mighty One, before whose face 

Wisdom had her glorious seat, 
When the orbs that people space 
Sprang to birth beneath thy feet ! 

2 Source of truth, whose rays alone 

Light, the mighty world of mind ! 
God of love, who from thy throne 
Kindly watchest all mankind ! 

3 Shed, on those who in thy name 

Teach the way of truth and right, 
Shed that love's undying flame, 
Shed that wisdom's guiding light. 



106. "-Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men" 7s. 

1 Hauk ! the song of Jubilee ! 

Loud as mighty thunders' roar, 
Or the fulness of the sea, 

When it breaks upon the shore. 
Halleluj ah ! for the Lord 

God Omnipotent shall reign : 
Hallelujah ! let the word 

Echo round the earth and main ! 



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2 Hallelujah! hark, the sound, 

From the centre to the skies, 
Wakes, above, beneath, around, 

All creation's harmonies. 
See! Jehovah's banner's furled, 

Sheathed his sword — he speaks, 'tis done, 
And the kingdoms of this world 

Are the kingdoms of his Son. 

3 He shall reign from pole to pole, 

"With illimitable sway ; 
He shall reign when, like a scroll, 

Yonder heavens have passed away. 
Then the end — beneath his rod 

Man's last enemy shall fall. 
Hallelujah ! Christ in God, 

God in Christ is all in all ! 



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107. Invocation. Ts. 

1 Sovereign and transforming grace ! 

We invoke thy quickening power ; 
-Reign, the spirit of this place, 
Bless the purpose of this hour. 

2 Holy and creative Light, 

We invoke thy kindling ray ; 
Dawn upon our spirits' night, 
Turn our darkness into day. 

3 To the anxious soul impart 

Hope all other hopes above ; 
Stir the dull and hardened heart 
With a longing and a love. 



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4 Give the struggling peace for strife, 

Give the doubting light for gloom, 
Speed the living into life, 

Warn the dying of their doom. 

5 Work in all ; in all renew, 

Day by day, the life divine ; 
All our wills to thee subdue, 
All our hearts to thee incline. 



108. Let there he Light ! P. M. 

1 Thou whose almighty word 
Chaos and darkness heard, 

And took their night ! 
Hear us, we humbly pray, 
And where the gospel day 
Sheds not its glorious ray, 

Let there be light ! 

2 Thou who didst come to bring, 
On thy redeeming wing, 

Healing and sight, 
Health to the sick in mind, 
Light to the inly blind, 
Oh, now, to all mankind 

Let there be light ! 

3 Descend thou from above, 
Spirit of truth and love, 

Speed on thy night ! 
Move o'er the waters' face, 
Spirit of hope and grace, 
And in earth's darkest place 

Let there be light ! 



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Longing for Christ. 8s & 6s. 

1 Jesus, the strength of angels strong, 
Thy name excels the sweetest song, 
Dropping like nectar from the tongue — ■ 

Like nectar in the heart. 

2 Wherever I may chance to be, 
Thee first my heart desires to see ; 
How glad when I discover thee, 

How blest when I retain ! 

3 Beyond all treasures is thy grace ; 
Oh ! when wilt thou thy steps retrace, 
And satisfy me with thy face, 

And make me wholly glad ? 

4 Then come, oh, come, thou perfect King 
Of boundless glory, boundless spring ! 
Arise, and fullest daylight bring, 

Jesus, expected long ! 

5 Fountain of mercy and of love, 
Sun of the Fatherland above, 
The cloud of sadness far remove, 

The light of glory give ! 



, Oh, move me ! L. M. 

1 God named Love, whose fount thou art, 

Thy crownless church before thee stands, 
With too much hating in her heart, 
With too much striving in her hands. 

2 Yet, Lord, thy wronged love fulfil ! 

Thy church, though fallen, before thee stands — ■ 
Behold, the voice is Jacob's still, 
Albeit the hands are Esau's hands ! 



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3 Oh, move us — thou hast power to move — 
One in the one Beloved to be ! 
Teach us the heights and depths of love, 
Give thine, that we may love like thee ! 

"I will arise and go unto my father" L. M 

1 To thine eternal arms, O God, 

Take us, thine erring children, in ; 
From dangerous paths too boldly trod, 

From wandering thoughts and dreams of sin. 

2 Those arms were round our childhood's ways, 

A guard through helpless years to be ; 
Oh, leave not our maturer days ; 
We still are helpless without thee. 

3 We trusted pride, and hope, and strength ; 

Our strength proved false, our pride was vain, 
Our dreams have faded all at length ; 
We come to thee, O Lord, again. 

4 A guide to trembling steps yet be ; 

Give us of thine eternal powers ; 
So shall our paths all lead to thee, 

And life smile on like childhood's hours. 

True Strength. S. M. 

1 " When I am weak, I'm strong," 

The great Apostle cried ; 
What did not to the earth belong, 
The might of heaven supplied. 

2 " When I am weak, I'm strong,"' 

Each Christian heart repeats, 
To tune its feeblest breath to song, 
And fire its languid beats. 



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3 O holy Strength ! whose ground 

Is in the heavenly land ; 
Supporting help alone is found 
In God's immortal hand. 

4 O Blessed ! that appears 

"When fleshly aids are spent, 
And girds the mind, when most it fears, 
With trust and sweet content. 

113. Uses of Affliction. 8s & 7s. 

1 As the harp-strings only render 

All their treasures of sweet sound, 
All their music, glad or tender, 
Firmly struck and tightly bound : 

2 So the hearts of Christians owe 

Each its deepest, sweetest strain, 
To the pressure firm of woe, 
And the tension tight of pain. 

3 Spices crushed their pungence yield ; 

Trodden scents their sweets respire ; 
Would you have its strength revealed, 
Cast the incense on the fire. 

4 Thus the crushed and broken frame 

Oft doth sweetest graces yield ; 
And through suffering, toil, and shame, 
Heavenly incense is distilled ! 

114. Comfort in Sorrow. 7s & 6s. 

1 Up ! up ! the day is breaking, 
Say to thy cares, Good-night ! 
Thy troubles from thee shaking, 
Like dreams in day's fresh light. 



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Thou wearest not the crown, 
JS'or the best course canst tell ; 

God sitteth on the throne, 
He doeth all things well ! 

2 Trust him to govern, then ! 

~No king can rule like him ; 
How wilt thou wonder, when 

Thine eyes no more are dim ; 
To see these paths which vex thee, 

How wise they were, and meet ! 
The works which now perplex thee, 

How beautiful complete ! 

3 Faithful the love thou sharest, 

All, all is well with thee ; 
The crown from hence thou bearest 

With shouts of victory. 
In thy right hand, to-morrow 

Thy God shall place the palms ; 
To him who chased thy sorrow, 

How glad will be thy psalms ! 

Midnight Hymn. P. 

1 At midnight bursts the cry, 

So saith the Evangelist, 
" Arise ! the Bridegroom draweth nigh, 
The King of heaven, the Christ !" 

2 The foolish virgins sleep, 

They seek for light too late ; 
In vain they knock, and call, and weep, 
Closed is the palace gate. 

3 Let us keep steadfast guard, 

With lighted hearts all night : 
That when He comes we stand prepared, 
And meet him with delight. 



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4 Meet for thy realm in heaven, 
Make us, 0 holy King ! 
That through the ages it be given 
To us thy praise to sing. 

1 16. Cry of the Afflicted. 6s & 4s. 

1 Lowly and solemn be 
Thy children's cry to thee, 

Father divine ! 
A hymn of suppliant breath, 
Owning that life and death 

Alike are thine. 

2 O Father, in that hour 

When earth all succoring power 

Shall disavow — 
"When spear, and shield, and crown 
In faintness are cast down, — 

Sustain us, Thou ! 

3 By him who bowed to take 
The death-cup for our sake, 

The thorn, the rod, — 
From whom the last dismay 
Was not to pass away, — 

Aid us, O God ! 

4 Tremblers beside the grave, 
We call on thee to save, 

Father divine ! 
Hear, hear our suppliant breath ; 
Keep us, in life or death, 

Thine, only thine ! 

117. "Come unto me, all ye that labor P L. M. 

1 Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan 
Hath taught each scene the notes of woe ; 



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Cease thy complaint, suppress thy groan, 

And let thy tears forget to flow : 
Behold, the precious balm is found, 
To lull thy pain, to heal thy wound. 

2 Come, freely come, by sin oppressed, 

On Jesus cast thy weighty load, 
In him thy refuge find, thy rest, 

Safe in the mercy of thy God : 
Thy God's thy Saviour — glorious word ! 
Oh, hear, believe, and bless the Lord ! 

118. "Out of the depths have levied unto thee." S. M. 

1 Out of the depths of woe, 

To thee, O Lord ! I cry ; 
Darkness surrounds me, yet I know 
That thou art ever nigh. 

2 I cast my hopes on thee, 

Thou canst, thou wilt forgive ; 
If thou shouldst mark iniquity, 
"Who in thy sight could live ? 

3 I wait for thee ; I wait, 

Confessing all my sin ; 
Lord ! I am knocking at thy gate, 
Open, and take me in. 

4 Glory to God above ! 

The waters soon will cease ; 
For lo ! the swift-returning dove 
Brings home the pledge of peace. 

5 Though storms his face obscure, 

And dangers threaten loud, 
Jehovah's covenant is sure, 
His bow is in the cloud ! 



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119. No rest hut in God. 6s. 

1 My soul doth long for thee 

To dwell within my breast ; 
Unworthy though I be 
Of so divine a Guest ! 

2 Of so divine a Guest 

Unworthy though I be, 
Yet hath my heart no rest 
Until it come to thee ! 

3 Until it come to thee, 

In vain I look around ; 
In all that I can see, 
No rest is to be found ! 

4 No rest is to be found, 

But in thy bleeding love ; 
Oh, let my wish be crowned, 
And send it from above ! 



120. "The Greatest of these is Charity P 8s & 7s. 

1 Meek and lowly, pure and holy, 

Chief among the blessed three, 
" Turning sadness into gladness, 
Heaven-born art thou, Charity ! 

2 Pity dwelleth in thy bosom, 

Kindness reigneth o'er thy heart ; 
Gentle thoughts alone can sway thee — 
Censure hath in thee no part. 

3 Hoping ever, failing never, 

Though deceived, believing still; 
Long abiding, all confiding, 
To thy heavenly Father's will. 

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4 Never weary of well-doing, 

Never fearful of the end ; 
Claiming all mankind as brothers, 
Thou dost all alike befriend. 

5 Meek and lowly, pure and holy, 

Chief among the blessed three, 
Turning sadness into gladness, 
Heaven-born art thou, Charity ! 

121. Prayer for Help at all Times. L. M. 

1 Is there a lone and dreary hour, 

When worldly pleasures lose their power ? 
My Father ! let me turn to thee, 
And set each thought of darkness free. 

2 Is there a time of racking grief, 
Which scorns the prospect of relief? 
My Father ! break the cheerless gloom, 
And bid my heart its calm resume. 

3 Is there an hour of peace and joy, 
When hope is all my soul's employ? 
My Father ! still my hopes will roam, 
Until they rest with thee, their home. 

4 The noontide blaze, the midnight scene, 
The dawn, or twilight's sweet serene, 
The glow of health, the dying hour, 
Shall own my Father's grace and power. 

122. "Come to the Ark" CM. 

1 Come to the ark, come to the ark, 
To Jesus come away, 
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2 Come to the ark : the waters rise, 

The seas their billows rear, 
While darkness gathers o'er the skies, 
Behold a refuge near! 

3 Come to the ark, all, all that weep 

Beneath the sense of sin ; 
Without, deep calleth unto deep, 
But all is peace within. 

4: Come to the ark, ere yet the flood 
Your lingering stej3s oppose ; 
Come, for the door which open stood 
Is now about to close. 

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123. "I will love thee, 0 Lord, my strength." 10s & 6s. 

1 I love my God, but with no love of mine, 

For I have none to give ; 
I love thee, Lord, but all the love is thine. 

For by thy life I live : 
I am as nothing, and rejoice to be 
Emptied, and lost, and swallowed up in thee. 

2 Thou, Lord, alone art all thy children need, 

And there is none beside ; 
From thee the streams of blessedness proceed, 

In thee the blest abide, — 
Fountain of life and all-abounding grace, 
Our Source, our Centre, and our Dwelling-place. 

124:, "Faint, yet pursuing lis. 

1 Though faint, yet pursuing, we go on our way, 
The Lord is our Leader, his word is our stay ; 
Though suffering, and sorrow, and trial be near, 
The Lord is our refuge, and whom can we fear? 



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2 He raiseth the fallen, lie cheereth the faint; 

The weak and oppressed — he will hear their complaint ; 
The way may be weary, and thorny the road, 
But how can we falter ? our help is in God ! 

3 And to his green pastures our footsteps he leads ; 
His flock in the desert how kindly he feeds! 
The lambs in his bosom he tenderly bears, 

And brings back the wanderers all safe from the snares. 

4 Though clouds may surround us, our God is our light ; 
Though storms rage around us, our God is our might ; 
So faint, yet pursuing, still onward we come, 

The Lord is our Leader, and heaven is our home ! 



125. "Oh, happy day, that fixed my choice." L. M. 

1 Oh, happy day, that fixed my choice 

On thee, my Saviour, and my God ! 
Well may this glowing heart rejoice, 
And tell its raptures all abroad. 

2 Oh, happy bond, that seals my vows 

To him who merits all my love ! 
Let cheerful anthems fill his house, 
While to that sacred shrine I move. 

3 'Tis done, the great transaction's done ; 

I am my Lord's, and he is mine ; 
He drew me, and I followed on, 

Charmed to confess the voice divine. 

4 Now, rest, my long-divided heart ! 

Fixed on this blissful centre, rest ; 
With ashes who would grudge to part, 
When called on angels' bread to feast. 

5 High Heaven, that heard the solemn vow, 

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Till in life's latest hour I bow, 

And bless in death a bond so dear. 

126. Mary. P. M. 

1 Her eyes are homes of silent prayer, 

Nor other thought her mind admits, 
But — he was dead, and there he sits, 
And He that brought him back, is there. 

2 Then one deep love doth supersede 

All other, when her ardent gaze 
Roves from the living brother's face, 
And rests upon the Life indeed. 

3 All subtle thought, all curious fears, 

Borne down by gladness so complete, 
She bows, she bathes the Saviour's feet 
With costly spikenard and with tears. 

4: Thrice blest whose lives are faithful prayers, 
Whose loves in higher love endure ; 
What souls possess themselves so pure, 
Or is there blessedness like theirs ? 

127. Joy over the Returning Prodigal. S. M. 

"1 Hark! through the courts of heaven 
Angelic voices sound, 
He that was dead now lives again, 
He that was lost is found. 

2 God of unfailing grace, 

Send down thy Spirit now ; 
Oh, raise the lowly soul to hope, 
And make the lofty bow. 

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Back to their Father's house, O Lord, 
Their wandering footsteps lead. 

4 Then at each soul's return, 

The heavenly harp shall sound ; 
He that was dead now lives again, 
He that was lost is found ! 



128. "Renew a right spirit within me" 7s & 6s. 

1 Great Author of my being, 

I am consumed with care ; 
The ills of thy decreeing, 

Enable me to bear: 
The spirit of contrition, 

Oh, may I now receive ; 
For all my soul's ambition 

Is worthily to grieve ! 

2 The grief beyond expressing, 

To me, O Lord, impart ; 
I ask this only blessing — 

An humble, broken heart i 
The justice of thy sentence 

With meekest awe to own ; 
And spend, in deep repentance, 

My last, expiring groan. 

3 In that decisive hour, 

When pain, with life, shall end, 
Then, O thou God of power, 

Thou God of love, attend ! 
And bear, oh, bear my burden, 

And help my last distress; 
And give me back my pardon, 

And bid me die in peace ! 



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129. "Fear not, little flock." 7s & Gs. 

1 In heavenly love abiding, 

No change my heart shall fear, 
And safe is such confiding, 

For nothing changes here : 
The storm may roar without me, 

My heart may low be laid, 
But God is round about me, 

And can I be dismayed ? 

2 Wherever he may guide me, 
No want shall turn me back ; 
My Shepherd is beside me, 
And nothing can I lack : 
His wisdom ever waketh, 
His sight is never dim : 
He knows the way he taketh, 
And I will walk with him. 



3 Green pastures are before me, 

Which yet I have not seen ; 
Bright skies will soon be o'er me, 

Where darkest clouds have been : 
My hope I cannot measure, 

My path to life is free, 
My Saviour has my treasure, 

And he will walk with me. 



130. "It is well," 8s&4s. 

1 Through the love of God our Saviour, 
All will be well : 
Free and changeless is his favor ; 
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Precious is the blood that healed us ; 
Perfect is the grace that sealed us ; 
Strong the hand stretched out to shield us ; 
All must be well. 

2 Though we pass through tribulation, 

All will be well ; 
Ours is such a full salvation ; 

All, all is well : 
Happy, still in God confiding, 
Fruitful, if in Christ abiding, 
, Holy, through the Spirit's guiding, 

All must be well. 

3 "We expect a bright to-morrow ; 

All will be well : 
Faith can sing through days of sorrow, 

All, all is well : 
On our Father's love relying, 
Jesus every need supplying, 
Or in living, or in dying, 

All must be well. 

131* " Come, thou Fount of every Messing" 8s & 7s. 

1 Come, thou Fount of every blessing, 

Tune my heart to sing thy grace ; 
Streams of mercy, never ceasing, 
Call for songs of loudest praise. 

2 Teach me some melodious measure, 

Sung by flaming tongues above ; 
Oh, the vast, the boundless treasure 
Of thy free, unchanging love ! 

3 Jesus sought me when a stranger, 

Wandering from the fold of God ; 
He, to rescue me from danger, 
Interposed his precious blood. 



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4 Oh, to grace how great a debtor 

Daily I'm constrained to be ! 
Let thy goodness, like a fetter, 
Bind my wandering heart to thee. 

5 Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it ; 

Prone to leave the God I love : 
Here's my heart ; oh, take and seal it- 
Seal it for thy courts above ! 



132. The Inner Calm. C. M. 

1 Calm me, my God, and keep me calm : 

Let thine outstretched wing 
Be like the shade of Elim's palm 
Beside her desert spring. 

2 Yes, keep me calm, though loud and rude 

The sounds my ear that greet, — 
Calm in the closet's solitude, 
Calm in the bustling street, — 

3 Calm in the hour of buoyant health, 

Calm in the hour of pain, 
Calm in my poverty or wealth, 
Calm in my loss or gain, — 

4 Calm in the sufferance of wrong, 

Like Him who bore my shame, 
Calm mid the threatening, taunting throng, 
Who hate thy holy name. 

5 Calm me, my God, and keep me calm, 

Soft resting on thy breast ; 
Soothe me with holy hymn and psalm, 
And bid my spirit rest. 

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133. " 1 press toward the mark" 10s, 11 s & 12s. 

1 Beeast the wave, Christian, when it is strongest ; 
Watch for day, Christian, when night is longest; 
Onward and onward still be thine endeavor ; 
The rest that remaineth, endareth for ever. 

2 Fight the fight, Christian, Jesus is o'er thee ; 
Run the race, Christian, heaven is before thee ; 
He who hath promised faltereth never ; 

Oh, trust in the love that endureth for ever. 

3 Lift the eye, Christian, just as it closeth ; 
Raise the heart, Christian, ere it reposeth : 
Nothing thy soul from the Saviour shall sever ; 
Soon shalt thou mount upward to praise him for ever. 



134. " Oh, for a lowly, contrite heart. r ' C. M. 

1 Oh for a heart to praise my God ! 

A heart from sin set free ; 
A heart that's sprinkled with the blood 
So freely shed for me ; — 

2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek, 

My dear Redeemer's throne ; 
Where only Christ is heard to speak, 
Where Jesus reigns alone ! 

3 Oh, for a lowly, contrite heart, 

Believing, true, and clean ; 
Which neither life nor death can part 
From him that dwells within ! 

4 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart ; 

Come quickly from above ; 
Write thy new name upon my heart — 
Thy new, best name of Love. 



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135. Stabat metier. P. M, 

1 Jews were wrought to cruel madness, 
Christians fled in fear and sadness, 

Mary stood the cross beside. 

2 At its foot her foot she planted, 
By the dreadful scene undaunted, 

Till the gentle sufferer died. 

3' Poets oft have sung her story ; 

Painters decked her brow with glory ; 
Priests her name have deified ; 

4 But no worship, song, or glory, 
Touches like that simple story ,- 

"Mary stood the cross beside." 

5 And when under fierce oppression 
Goodness suffers like transgression, 

Christ again is crucified. 

6 But if love be there, true-hearted, 
By no grief or terror parted, 

Mary stands the cross beside. 



136. Thanhs for all Saints. S. M, 

1 Fok all thy saints, O God, 

Who strove in Christ to live, 
Who followed him, obeyed, adored, 
Our grateful hymn receive. 

2 For all thy saints, O God, 

Accept our thankful cry, 
Who counted Christ their great reward, 
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3 They all, in life and death, 

With him, their Lord, in view, 
Learned from thy Holy Spirit's breath 
To suffer and to do. 

4 For this, thy Name we bless, 

And humbly pray that we 
May follow them in holiness, 
And live and die in thee. 

137. it such a fast that I have chosen TP' C. M. 

1 Do I delight in sorrow's dress 

(Saith he who reigns above) ; 
The hanging head and rueful look, 
Will they attract my love ? 

2 Let such as feel oppression's load 

Thy tender pity share ; 
And let the helpless, homeless poor 
Be thy peculiar care. 

3 Go, bid the hungry orphan be 

With thy abundance blest ; 
Invite the wanderer to thy gate, 
And spread the couch of rest. 

4 Let him who pines with piercing cold 

By thee be warmed and clad ; 
Be thine the blissful task to make 
The downcast mourner glad. 

5 Then, bright as morning shall come forth, 

In peace and joy, thy days ; 
And glory from the Lord above 
Shall shine on all thy ways. 



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"All the trees of the field shall clap 
their hands" 

1 When shall the voice of singing 

Flow joyfully along ? 
When hill and valley, ringing 

With one triumphant song, 
Proclaim the contest ended, 

And him who once was slain, 
Again to earth descended, 

In righteousness to reign ? 

2 Then from the craggy mountains 

The sacred shout shall fly ; 
And shady vales and fountains 

Shall echo the reply : 
High tower and lowly dwelling 

Shall send the hymn around, 
All hallelujah swelling 

In one eternal sound ! 



139. The Mother's Hymn. . L. M. 

1 Lord, who ordainest for mankind, 

Benignant toils and tender cares, 
We thank thee for the ties that bind 
The mother to the child she bears. 

2 We thank thee for the hopes that rise 

Within her heart, as, day by day, 
The dawning soul from those young eyes 
Looks with a clearer, steadier ray. 

3 And, grateful for the blessing given, 

With that dear infant on her knee, 
She trains the eye to look to heaven, 
The voice to lisp a prayer to thee. 



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4: Such thanks the blessed Mary gave, 
"When from her lap the Holy Child, 
Sent from above to seek and save 

The lost of earth, looked up and smiled. 

5 All-gracious ! grant to those who bear 

A mother's charge, the strength and light 
To guide the feet that own their care 
In ways of Love and Truth and Right. 

140. Children and Congregation. 6s & 8s. 



To God, the God of love, 

Our grateful hearts we raise : 

CONGREGATION. 

To God alone your praise belongs ; 
His love demands your earliest songs. 

CHILDREN. 

2 ISTow we are taught to read 
The book of life divine ; 
Where our Redeemer's love, 
And brightest glories shine : 

CONGREGATION. 

To God alone the praise is due, 
Who sends his word to us and you. 



CHILDREN. 



1 



Come let our voices join 
In one glad song of praise ; 



CHILDREN. 



3 



Within these hallowed walls, 

Our wandering feet are brought ; 

Where prayer and praise ascend, 
And heavenly truths are taught : 



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CONGREGATION. 

To God alone your offerings bring ; 
Here in his church his praises sing. 

CHILDREN. 

4 For blessings such as these, 

Our gratitude receive ; 
Lord, here accept our hearts, 
'Tis all that we can give : 

CONGREGATION. 

Great God, accept their infant songs 
To thee alone their praise belongs. 

BOTH. 

5 Lord, bid this work of love 

Be crowned with meet success ; 
May thousands yet unborn 

This institution bless : 
Thus shall the praise resound to thee, 
Now, and through all eternity. 



The true use of Music. 

1 Who hath a right like us to sing — 
. Us whom his mercy raises \ 
Merry our hearts, for Christ is king ; 

Cheerful are all our faces. 
Who of his love doth once partake, 

He evermore rejoices ; 
Melody in all our hearts we make, 

Melody with our voices. 

2 He that a sprinkled conscience hath — 

He that in God is merry, 
Let him sing psalms, the Spirit saith, 
Joyful, and never weary ; 



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Offer the sacrifice of praise, 
Hearty and never ceasing ; 

Spiritual songs and anthems raise, 
Honor, and thanks, and blessing. 

3 Then let us in his praises join, 

Triumph in his salvation ; 
Glory ascribe to love divine, 

Worship and adoration. 
Heaven already is begun — 

Opened in each believer ; 
Only believe, and still sing on, 

Heaven is ours for ever. 



IMMORTALITY. 

142. " Abide with us, for it is toward evening" 8s & Ts. 

1 Tarry with me, O my Saviour ! 

For the day is passing by ; 
See ! the shades of evening gather, 
And the night is drawing nigh. 

2 Deeper, deeper grow the shadows, 

Paler now the glowing west, 
Swift the night of death advances ; 
Shall it be the night of rest ? 

3 Feeble, trembling, fainting, dying, 

Lord, I cast myself on thee ; 
Tarry with me through the darkness ; 
While I sleep, still watch by me. 

4 Tarry with me, O my Saviour ! 

Lay my head upon thy breast 
Till the morning ; then awake me — 
Morning of eternal rest ! 



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143. " Weep not : she is not dead, hut sleepeth." 8s & 7s. 

1 Sister, thou wast mild and lovely, 

Gentle as the summer breeze; 
Pleasant as the air of evening, 
When it floats among the trees. 

2 Peaceful be thy silent slumber — 

Peaceful in the grave so low : 
Thou no more wilt join our number ; 
Thou no more our songs shalt know. 

3 Dearest sister, thou hast left us ; 

Here thy loss we deeply feel ; 
But 'tis God that hath bereft us, 
He can all our sorrows heal. 

4 Yet again we hope to meet thee, 

When the day of life is fled ; 
Then in heaven with joy to greet thee, 
Where no farewell tear is shed ! 



144. Requiem of Heroes. 

1 How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, 
By all their country's wishes blessed ! 
When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, 
Returns to deck their hallowed mould, 
She there shall dress a sweeter sod 
Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. 

May they rest in peace, 
In peace for ever rest ! 

2 By fairy hands their knell is rung ; 
By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; 
There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, 
To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; 



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And Freedom shall awhile repair, 
To dwell a weeping hermit there ! 

May they rest in peace, 

In peace for ever rest ! 

145. " There is a calm for those who weep." 8s & 4s. 

1 There is a calm for those who weep, 

A rest for weary pilgrims found ; 
They softly lie, and sweetly sleep, 
Low in the ground. 

2 The storm that racks the wintry sky 

No more disturbs their deep repose 
Than summer evening's latest sigh, 
That shuts the rose. 

3 I long to lay this painful head 

And aching heart beneath the soil ; 
To slumber, in that dreamless bed, 
From all my toil. 

4 The soul, of origin divine, 

God's glorious image, freed from clay, 
In heaven's eternal sphere shall shine, 
A star of day. 

5 The sun is but a spark of lire, 

A transient meteor in the sky ; 
The soul, immortal as its Sire, 
Shall never die. 



146. " Thou art to pass over Jordan this day." 8s & 7s. 

1 My days are gliding swiftly by, 
And I, a pilgrim stranger, 
Would not detain them as they fly, — 
Those hours of toil and danger : 



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For now we stand on Jordan's strand, 
Our friends are passing over, 

And, just before, the shining shore 
We may almost discover. 

2 Our absent King the watchword gave, — 

" Let every lamp be burning ;" 
We look afar across the wave, 
Our distant home discerning : 

For now we stand, &c. 

3 Should coming days be dark and cold, 

We will not yield to sorrow ; 
For hope will sing with courage bold, 
" There's glory on the morrow :" 
For now we stand, &c. 

4 Let storms of woe in whirlwinds rise, 

Each cord on earth to sever, — 
There, bright and joyous in the skies — 
There is our home for ever : 

For now we stand, &c. 



147. "Dust to dust:' C. M. 

1 Calm on the bosom of thy God, 

Young spirit, rest thee now ! 
Even while with us thy footsteps trod, 
His seal was on thy brow. 

2 Dust, to its narrow house beneath ! 

Soul, to its place on high ! 
They that have seen thy look in death, 
No more may fear to die. 

3 Lone are the paths, and sad the bowers, 

Whence thy meek smile is gone ; 
But, oh ! a brighter home than ours, 
In heaven, is now thine own. 



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148. Nunc dimittis. 7 s. 

1 'Tis enough — the hour is come ; 
Now within the silent tomb 
Let this mortal frame decay, 
Mingled with its kindred clay. 

2 Since thy mercies, oft of old 
By thy chosen seers foretold, 
Faithful now and steadfast prove, 
God of truth, and God of love. 

3 Since at length, my aged eye 
Sees the day-spring from on high ; 
Sun of righteousness, to thee, 

Lo ! the nations bow the knee. 

4 And the realms of distant kings 
Own the healing of thy wings. 
Those whom death had overspread 
With his dark and dreary shade, 

5 Lift their eyes, and from afar 
Hail the light of Jacob's star, 
Waiting till the promised ray 
Turn their darkness into day. 

6 See the beam intensely shed, 
Shine o'er Zion's favored head ; 
Never may they hence remove, 
God of truth, and God of love. 

149. " We will not deplore thee." 12s. 

1 Thou art gone to the grave ! but we will not deplore thee, 
Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb ; 
The Saviour hath passed through its portals before thee, 
And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the 
gloom. 



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2 Thou art gone to the grave ! we no longer behold thee, 

Nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy side ; 
But the wide arms of mercy are spread to enfold thee, 
And sinners may hope, for the Sinless hath died. 

3 Thou art gone to the grave ! and, its mansion forsaking, 

Perchance thy weak spirit in doubt lingered long : 
But the sunshine of glory beamed bright on thy waking, 
And full on thine ear burst the seraphim's song. 

4 Thou art gone to the grave! but we will not deplore 



Since God was thy Ransom, thy Guardian, and Guide: 
He gave thee, he took thee, and he will restore thee ; 
And death has no sting, for the Saviour hath died. 



thee, 



150. 



Eternity. 



L. M. 



1 



Eternity — eternity ! 

O bright, O blest eternity ! 

Which Jesus hath obtained for those 

Who seek in him their sure repose ; 

A little while they suffer here, 

But lo ! eternity is near : 

Eternity — eternity ! 



2 



.Eternity — eternity ! 

Soon shall these eyes thy wonders see ; 

Oh, may I now the world despise, 

And upward raise my thankful eyes, 

And seek the joys that shall abide, 

From sin and sorrow purified : 

O bright, O blest eternity ! 



3 



Eternity — eternity ! 

Prepare me for eternity ; 

Now grant me, Lord, thy humble mind, 

To all my Father's will resigned : 



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JsTow give me faith that rests on thee ; 
Lord ! in thy love, remember me, 
In time and in eternity. 

151, u Are they not all ministering spirits ?" P. M. 

1 How cheering the thought, that the spirits in bliss 
Will bow their bright wings to a world such as this ; 
Will leave the sweet joys of the mansions above, 

To breathe o'er our bosoms some message of love. 

2 They come, on the wings of the morning they come, 
Impatient to lead some poor wanderer home, 
Some pilgrim to snatch from this stormy abode, 
And lay him to rest in the arms of his God. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 

152. The Seasons. 7s & 6s. 

1 When Spring unlocks the flowers, 

To paint the laughing soil ; 
When Summer's balmy showers 

Refresh the mower's toil ; 
When winter binds in frosty chains 

The fallow and the flood, 
In God the earth rejoiceth still, 

And owns his Maker good. 

2 The birds that wake the morning, 

And those that love the shade ; 
The winds that sweep the mountain, 

Or lull the drowsy glade ; 
The sun that from his amber bower, 

Rejoiceth in his way, 



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The moon and stars their Maker's name 
In silent pomp display. 

3 Shall man, the lord of nature, 

Expectant of the sky, 
Shall man alone unthankful, 

His little praise deny ? 
No, let the year forsake his course, 

The seasons cease to be, 
Thee, Father, must we always love, 

Creator, honor thee. 

4 The flowers of spring may wither, 

The hope of summer fade, 
The autumn droop in winter, 

The birds forsake the shade, 
The winds be lulled, the sun and moon 

Forget their old decree, 
But we, in nature's latest hour, 

O Lord, will cling to thee. 

153. Miriam? s Song. 

1 Sound the loud timbrel, o'er Egypt's dark sea — 
Jehovah has triumphed, his people are free. 
Sing, for the pride of the tyrant is broken, 

His chariot, his horsemen, all splendid and brave, 
Plow vain was their boasting, the Lord hath but spok 

And chariots and horsemen are sunk in the wave ! 
Sound the loud timbrel, o'er Egypt's dark sea, 
Jehovah has triumphed, his people are free. 

2 Praise for the victory, praise to the Lord, 

His word was our arrow, his breath was our sword ! 
Who shall return to tell Egypt the story, 

Of those she sent forth in the hour of her pride ( 
The Lord hath looked out from his pillar of glory, 

And all her brave thousands are dashed in the tid 
Sound the loud timbrel, o'er Egypt's dark sea, 
Jehovah has triumphed, his people are free. 



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MISCELLANEOUS. 



154. 



'Save thy people, and bless thine 
inheritance." 



8s & 6s. 



1 From foes that would the land devour ; 
From guilty pride, and lust of power ; 
From wild sedition's lawless hour ; 

From yoke of slavery ; 
From blinded zeal, by faction led ; 
From giddy change, by fancy bred ; 
From poisoned error's serpent head, 

Good Lord, preserve us free ! 

2 Defend, O God, with guardian hand, 
The laws and rulers of our land, 

And grant thy churches grace to stand 

In faith and unity ! 
Thy Spirit's help of thee we crave, 
That thy Messiah, sent to save, 
Returning to the world, might have 

A people serving thee ! 

155. "8° didst thou lead thy people." L. M. 

1 O God, beneath thy guiding hand, 

Our exiled fathers crossed the sea ; 
And when they trod the wintery strand, 

With prayer and psalm they worshipped thee. 

2 Thou heard'st, well pleased, the song, the prayer : 

Thy blessing came ; and still its power 
Shall onward through all ages bear 
The memory of that holy hour. 

3 Laws, freedom, truth, and faith in God 

Came with those exiles o'er the waves ; 
And where their pilgrim feet have trod, 
The God they trusted guards their graves. 



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4 And here thy name, O God of love, 
Their children's children shall adore, 
Till these eternal hills remove, 

And spring adorns the earth no more. 



156. "God save the State!" 6s & 4s. 

1 God bless our native land ! 
Firm may she ever stand, 

Through storm and night ; 
When the wild tempests rave, 
Ruler of winds and wave, 
Do thou our country save 

By thy great might. 

2 For her our prayer shall rise 
To God, above the skies ; 

On him we wait : 
Thou who art ever nigh, 
Guarding with watchful eye, 
To thee aloud we cry, 

God save the State ! 



157. - God and our Country. 

1 Flag of the heroes who left us their glory, 

Borne through their battle-fields' thunder and flame, 
Blazoned in song and illumined in story, 
Wave o'er us all who inherit their fame ! 
Up with our banner bright, 
Sprinkled with starry light ; 
Spread its fair emblems from mountain to shore; 
While, through the sounding sky, 
Loud rings the Nation's cry — 
Union and Liberty ! one evermore ! 
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2 Lord of the Universe ! shield us and guide us, 
Trusting thee always, through shadow and sun. 
Thou hast united us ; who shall divide us ? 
Keep us, oh ! keep us, the many in one. 

Up with our banner bright, &c. 

158. -My Country, His of thee. 6s & 4s. 

1 My country, 'tis of thee, 
Sweet land of liberty, 

Of thee I sing ; 
Land where my fathers died, 
Land of the Pilgrims' pride, 
From every mountain's side 

Let freedom ring. 

2 My native country ! thee, 
Land of the noble free, 

Thy name I love ; 
I love thy rocks and rills ; 
Thy woods and templed hills, 
My heart with rapture thrills, 

Like that above. 

3 Let music swell the breeze, 
And ring from all the trees, 

Sweet freedom's song ; 
Let mortal tongues awake, 
Let all that breathe partake ; 
Let rocks their silence break, 

The sound prolong. 

4 Our fathers' God ! to thee 
Author of liberty !. 

To thee we sing ; 
Long may our land be bright 
With freedom's holy light ; 
Protect us by thy might, 

Great God our Kin sj ! 



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159- 



The Progress of Freedom. 



P.M. 



1 Oppression shall not always reign ; 

There comes a brighter day, 
When freedom, burst from every chain, 

Shall have triumphant way. 
Then right shall over might prevail, 
And truth, like hero armed in mail, 
The hosts of tyrant wrong assail, 

And hold eternal sway. 

2 What voice shall bid the progress stay 

Of truth's victorious car ? 
What arm arrest the growing day, 

Or quench the solar star ? 
What reckless soul, though stout and strong, 
Shall dare bring back the ancient wrong, 
Oppression's guilty night prolong, 

And freedom's morning bar ? 

3 The hour of triumph comes apace, 

The fated, promised hour, 
When earth upon a ransomed race 

Her bounteous gifts shall shower. 
Ring, Liberty, thy glorious bell ! 
Bid high thy sacred banner swell ! 
Let trump on trump the triumph tell 

Of Heaven's redeeming power. 



Doxology. 



L. M. 



Immortal praise to God be given, 
By all in earth and all in heaven ; 
The First, the Last, who reigns alone, 
And fills an undivided throne. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Doxology. C. M. 

1 Thou art the First, and thou the Last, 

Time centres all in thee, 
The Almighty God who was and is, 
And evermore shall be. 

2 To thee let every tongue be praise, 

And every heart be love, 
All grateful honors paid on earth, 
And nobler songs above. 

Gloria Patri. 
i. 

Glory be to the Father, Almighty God, 

Through Jesus Christ, our Lord ! 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 

World without end. Amen. 

ii. 

Glory be to the Father, who is in heaven, 
The high and holy One, 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
World without end. Amen. 

in. 

Glory be to the Father, through the Son, 
And by the Holy Ghost, 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
World without end. Amen. 

IV. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
And to the Holy Ghost, 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
World without end. Amen. 



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Again, as evening's shadow falls . . . 

A holy air is breathing round 

All hail, the power of Jesus' name ! 

Angel, roll the stone away 

As the harp-strings only render 

At midnight bursts the cry 

At the cross her station keeping . . . 

Awake, thou wintry earth 

Awake, ye saints, awake 



PAGE 

Prudentius — Longfellow" 1 s Vespers. 9 

Longfellow's Coll. 66 

••yv£> wA^. . Duncan. 58 

J. Scott. 61 

Adam St. Victor. 7 3 

.Ambrosian Hymn. 74 

Stabat Mater — Caswall. 44 

Tlios. Blackburn. 56 

Cotterill. 3 



Behold the western evening light ! W. B. 0. Peabody. 11 

Be near us, O Father! through night's silent hour Breviary. 7 

Breast the wave, Christian, when it is strongest Staughton. 86 

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning Heber. 40 



Calm me, my God, and keep me calm Bonar. 85 

Calm on the bosom of thy God Iiemans. 95 

Children of God lack nothing Newton. 27 

Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire Wesley. 47 

Come, let our voices join Pratt's Coll. 90 

Come, thou Fount of every blessing Robinson. 84 

Come to the ark, come to the ark Beard's Coll. 78 



Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness ! Fitzgerald' 's Coll. 50 

Depart awhile, each thought of care Lyra Catholica. 12 

Do I delight in sorrow's dress Morrison. 8S 

Eternity— Eternity ! Wulffer. 97 



Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining Longfellow' 's Coll. 5 

Father, I know that all my life Anna L. Waring. 23 

Father supreme ! thou high and holy One Longfellow's Coll. 6 

Father, we look up to thee Wesleyan. 81 

Flag of the heroes who left us their glory 0. W. Holmes. 101 

For all thy saints, 0 God Ancient Hymns. S7 

From foes that would the land devour Heber. 100 

From God, thou Holy Ghost Montgomery. 48 

Gently, Lord ! oh, gently lead us Hastings. 26 

Glorious God, we come to bless thee 17 

God bless our native land J. S. Dwight. 101 



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God is love; his mercy brightens Bowring. 25 

God is my strong salvation Montgomery, 26 

God named Love, whose fount thou art Mrs. Browning. 71 

Great Author of my being Wesley. 82 

Great God ! the followers of thy Son H. Ware, Jr. 30 

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah Oliver. 35 



Hail to the Lord's Anointed Montgomery. 41 

Hallelujah ! raise, oh, raise Co ruler. 22 

Hark ! the herald angels sing Episcopal Coll. 51 

Hark ! the song of Jubilee ! Montgomery. 68 

Hark ! the vesper hymn is stealing 4 

Hark ! through the courts of heaven .Sabbath Hymn Booh. 81 

Hath not thy heart within thee burned Bulfinch. 42 

Hear, Father, hear our prayer ! Longfellow's Coll. 38 

Hear us, heavenly Father, hear us ! Longfellow'- 's Vespers. 9 

Heralds of creation ! cry Montgomery. 39 

Here in the broken bread Farness. 56 

Her eyes are homes of silent prayer A. Tennyson. 81 

Holiest ! breathe an evening blessing Edmeston. 8 

Holy Ghost, the Infinite ! Sabbath Hymn Booh. 49 

Holy Ghost ! with light divine Reed. 46 

Holy Spirit, Lord of light From King Robert — Caswall. 47 

Holy Spirit; Love Divine Sabbath Hymn Booh. 63, 

How cheering the thought, that the spirits in bliss Cunningham. 98 

How sleep the brave, who sink to rest Collins. 93 



I love my God, but with no love of mine Mad. G-vyon. 79 

In heavenly love abiding Sabbath Hymn Booh. 83 

In the cross of Christ we glory Bowring. 60 

Is there a lone and dreary hour .. Mrs. Gilman. 73 

It came upon the midnight clear E. H. Sears. 42 



Jesus, lover of my soul C. Wedey. 43 

Jesus, the strength of angels strong St. Bernard. 71 

Jesus, the very thought of thee St. Bernard. 44 

Jews were wrought to cruel madness W. J. Fox. 87 



Lift up your hearts ! Yes, I will lift Lyra Catholica. 86 

Lift your glad voices in triumph on high H. Ware, Jr. 61 

Light of life, seraphic fire ! C. Wesley. 29 

Lord, have mercy when we pray Milman. 82 

Lord of all being throned afar 0. W. Holmes. 22 

Lord of eternal purity ! Caswall. 20 

Lord, with fervor I would praise thee Episcopal Coll. 84 

Lord, who ordainest for mankind Original here — W. C. Bryant. 89 

Lowly and solemn be Mrs. Ilemans. 75 



Meek and lowly, pure and holy 77 

Mighty One, before whose face W. C. Bryant. 68 

My country, 'tis of thee S. F. Smith. 102 

My days are gliding swiftly by Sabbath Hymn Book. 94 

My soul doth long for thee Brydges. 77 



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Nearer, my God, to thee '. S. F. Adams. 10 

No war or battle's sound Dr. Gardiner from Milton. 50 

Now that the sun is beaming bright Ambrose. 1 

Now, when the dusky shades of night retreating Ancient. 1 

0 Almighty God of love Wesleyan. 27 

O blest Creator of the light Ambrosian — Longfellow's Vespers. 10 

O bread to pilgrims given Thos. Aquinas. 65 

O God, beneath thy guiding hand L. Bacon. 100 

O God, my heart is fixed, 'tis bent Cudworth. 57 

O God, whose dread and dazzling brow W. G. Bryant. 36 

Oh for a heart to praise my God ! Wesleyan. 86 

Oh, happy day, that fixed my choice Doddridge. 80 

Oh, what though our feet may not tread where Christ trod Whittier. 53 

Oh, worship the King all glorious above Grant. 24 

O Love Divine, that stooped to share O. W. Holmes. 18 

Open, Lord, mine inward ear Methodist Goll. 32 

Oppression shall not always reign H. Ware, Jr. 103 

O, richly, Father, have I been .- W. H Fumess. 28 

O sacred Head, now wounded ! Paul Gerhard. 55 

O thou great Friend to all the sons of men Theodore. Parker. 53 

O thou pure Light of souls that love Ambrosian. 15 

O Thou to whom, in ancient time J. Pierpont. 33 

O Thou whose power stupendous Italian. 29 

Out of the depths of woe Montgomery. 76 

Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan 75 

People of the living God Montgomery. 67 

Planted in Christ, the living Vine S. F. Smith. 66 

Eide on, ride on in majesty ! Milman. 54 

Eocked in the cradle of the deep Mrs. Willard. 14 

Eock of Ages ! cleft for me Toplady. 53 

Saviour, who thy flock art feeding Episcopal Coll. 64 

See, daylight is fading o'er earth and o'er ocean Heber. 14 

Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing Episcopal Coll. 58 

Sister, thou wast mild and lovely S. F. Smith. 93 

Slowly, by God's hand unfurled Fumess. 8 

Smile praises, O sky Mediaeval Hymn. 19 

Sound the loud timbrel, o'er Egypt's dark sea Thos. Moore. 99 

Sovereign and transforming grace F. H. Hedge. 69 

Spirit divine ! attend our prayer Eeed. 45 

Strike the cymbal, roll the timbrel Rohr^s Coll. 59 

Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve Edmeston. ' 5 

Tarry with me, O my Saviour ! Sabbath Hymn Book. 92 

The Apostles on the mountain stand Venerable Bede. 62 

The day expires ! . . .< Freylinghausen. 15 

Thee in the hymns of morn we praise .Breviary. 15 

Thee we adore, eternal Lord! Ancient. 24 

The mellow eve is gliding Sacred Songs. 13 

The night is come, wherein at last we rest Bohemian Brethren. 18 



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The praying spirit breathe Methodist Coll. 34 

There is a calm for those who weep Montgomery. 94 

The spirits of the loved and the departed. Longfellow' s Coll. 7 

The sun is set. I mark the stars as gleaming, one by one. . .BUhop Mant. 21 

They who seek the throne of grace Hymns of the Ages. 30 

Thou art gone to the grave ! but we will not deplore thee Heber. 96 

Thou art, 0 God, the life and light Thos. Moore. 3S 

Thou Brightness of the Father's ray From Ambrose, by JVeale. 

Though faint, yet pursuing, we go on our way Sabbath Hymn Book. 7'.) 

Thou whose almighty word Marriott. 70 

Through the love of God our Saviour Sabbath Hymn Book. 83 

'Tis enough, the hour is come Merrick. 96 

'Tis Nature's time for prayer Hymns of the Ages. 16 

To Him who children blest Disciples' 1 H. Book. 64 

To thee, O God in heaven Disciples' 1 H. Book. 64 

To thine eternal arms, 0 God T. W. Higginson. 72 

Up ! up! the day is breaking Paul Gerhard. 73 

When first the Spirit of our God Keble. 63 

When I am weak, I'm strong N. L. Frotldngham. 72 

When marshalled on the nightly plain H. K. White. 52 

When shall the voice of singing Pratt's Coll. 89 

When Spring unlocks the flowers Heber. 98 

When, streaming from the eastern skies Sir B. Grant. 3 

When the sun gloriously comes forth from the ocean 4 

While thou, 0 my God, art my help and defender W. Young. 37 

While we here remember thee J. Pierpont. 67 

Who hath a right like us to sing Wesley. 91 

With silence only as their benediction J. G. Whittier. 33 



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